Functions of Management

Managers must effectively supervise others and attempt to motivate them to achieve success in pursuit of organizational objectives. The function and art of directing people must use effective 

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Although this may be a simple process in principle, it is not necessarily so in practice. Nor is it necessarily only a function of management. Labor activities, government regulations, and social pressures demand that employees as well as employers become involved in the health and safety of the workplace. Labor unions require assurance of health at work... 

In general terms, management can be defined as all the activities and tasks undertaken by one or more persons for the purpose of planning and controlling the activities of others in order to achieve an objective or complete an activity that could not be achieved by the others acting alone [996]. This definition stresses coordination as the essential function of management. 

Tools such as specifications, standards, forecasts, and budgets ace useful for planning, pricing of product, and other functions of management. They are used to communicate what the customer or manager expects or wants from the process. It is important to keep in mind that they do not communicate reality, that is, they do not communicate how the process is doing or what it is capable of doing. 

It is the function of management to determine and implement a quality policy. A quality system consists of two parts quality control for operation techniques and activities and internal QA to ensure that the intended quality is achieved. Irrespective of whether the managers of an organization believe they are operating under a quality system, it must be demonstrably visible to outsiders that the organization is indeed operating under such a system. 

Participating at the safety committee level, steering the activities that lead to the achievement of safety objectives, and maintaining the safety momentum are prime, but often neglected, functions of management. 

A major function of management is control. Cycle counting is a technique that is used to control inventory. One of the most common failures in inventory systems is that the data are not accurate. This error can be prevented. One common technique is to bar code inventory, so that the amount of inventory and the type of inventory at each stage can be quickly scanned into the computer. But, it is also important that cycle counts be conducted. 

List and define five traditional functions of management. 

Explain the functions of management and how they relate to safety... 

Computer control of physical operations is much more effective than human control, but human intervention is far superior for the subjective functions of management and quality control. Servomechanisms that perform some kind of automated control function can be found in unexpected places, including the spring-loaded switch that turns on the light in a refrigerator when its door is opened. 

Role and function of management difference between role and function organisational control systems vertical/lateral managements effect of payment and reward systems interaction of health and safety goals with other management goals. 

MODEL 3.1 The four basic safety functions of management. 

The four basic functions of management have been adapted for safety management and, if integrated into a manager s normal functions, could provide for better management, leadership, and involvement in the safety program and its elements. 

The compiling of a safety and health policy is part of the safety planning function of management and is the starting point of any occupational health and safety system. Where possible, reference to the maintenance of a near miss incident system should be included in the main policy. 

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