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What is the typical time frame covered by long-term planning?
What is the typical time frame covered by long-term planning?
Which level of management is responsible for conducting strategic planning?
Which level of management is responsible for conducting strategic planning?
What is the main advantage of long-term planning compared to short-term planning?
What is the main advantage of long-term planning compared to short-term planning?
Which type of planning focuses on the purchase of materials, production, and overhead expenses for a period between two and five years?
Which type of planning focuses on the purchase of materials, production, and overhead expenses for a period between two and five years?
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What is the main disadvantage associated with long-term planning?
What is the main disadvantage associated with long-term planning?
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Who is typically involved in intermediate planning within an organization?
Who is typically involved in intermediate planning within an organization?
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What distinguishes formal planning from informal planning?
What distinguishes formal planning from informal planning?
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Why is it beneficial for plans to be formal when the number of actions is large?
Why is it beneficial for plans to be formal when the number of actions is large?
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What characterizes short-term planning in terms of duration?
What characterizes short-term planning in terms of duration?
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Which advantage is associated with short-term planning?
Which advantage is associated with short-term planning?
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What is a key distinction between formal and informal planning?
What is a key distinction between formal and informal planning?
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Why might an organization choose informal planning over formal planning?
Why might an organization choose informal planning over formal planning?
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Study Notes
Planning in Management
- Planning can be classified into three types based on duration: short-term, medium-term, and long-term planning
- Long-term planning covers a period of more than five years, typically between five and fifteen years
- Long-term planning deals with broader technological and competitive aspects of an organisation and allocation of resources
- Long-term planning is considered strategic planning
Short-term Planning
- Covers a period of less than two years
- Must be formulated in a manner consistent with long-term plans
- Concerned with immediate future and current operations of the business
- Advantages: easily adjustable, changes can be made and incorporated, easy to gauge, and requires little resources
Medium-term Planning
- Covers a period of between two and five years
- Focuses on planning for purchases of materials, production, labor, overhead expenses, and more
Levels of Management
- Strategic Planning: conducted by top management, covers a time period of up to 10 years, and deals with the total assessment of an organisation's capabilities
- Intermediate Planning: covers time frames of about 6 months to 2 years, and is contemplated by middle management
- Operational Planning: deals with current activities and is concerned with the day-to-day operations of the business
Nature of Planning
- Formal Planning: reduced to writing, helps in adequate control, and determines objectives of planning
- Informal Planning: not in writing, conceived in the mind of the manager, and effective when the number of actions is less and actions have to be taken in short period
- Advantages of formal planning: proper cooperation among employees, unity of action, economy, proper coordination and control, choosing the right objectives, and future planning
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Learn about formal planning in management, including its characteristics, advantages, and importance. Understand how formal planning helps in achieving organizational goals and promoting cooperation among employees.
