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Overview of Manufacturing and Management

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use power driven machines and materials handling equipment. Establishments engaged in assembling component parts of manufactured products are also considered manufacturing if the new product is neither a structure nor  other fixed improvement" (Division D. Manufacturing, 2001). Any manufacturing organization has a range of jobs being performed. Specific management functions may differ in approach depending on the jobs being  performed in that department or division. There is a significant amount of literature regarding personnel appraisal, decision making and other functions of the manager in a manufacturing plant. When  discussing decision making in manufacturing settings, Professor Hossein Arsham made these assertions: "Good decision making brings about a better life." "Good decision making is never an accident; it is always  the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction and skillful execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives." "The decision-makers style and characteristics can be classified as:  * The thinker, who tries to gather enough information and then deliberates based on that information. * The cowboy, i.e., snap and uncompromising. * Machiavellian - ends justifies  the means. * The historian - looking at how others did it. * The cautious, even nervous, etc. * The political - deciding upon the conclusion first  and then finding good arguments for it (Arsham, 2001). Managers make decisions all day long. Some are routine and not terribly important, meaning a mistake is not going to cost  much. Others are critical and will have dramatic impacts on the department and the operations of the company. The world and the workplace have become very complex, which makes the  tasks of the decision maker more challenging. When faced with complex decisions, the manager needs to take time, investigate and make a decision in a systematic manner (Arsham, 2001).