MGT503 Assignment # 2 Solution

QUESTION NO 1 WHAT DO U you think goals might play in a company’s planning for any possible pandemic outbreak?list down some goals that you think might will be important .

Answer: Goals are desires outcomes for individuals, groups, or entire organization. They are also called ‘objectives’. The goals play very important role in a company’s planning They guide all management decision and from the criterion against which actual work being done is measured. They are also called the FOUNDATION of planning. Goal setting and planning is often called the primary management function because it established the basis for all other things that managers do. Without goal setting and planning, managers would not know what to organize and lead, and control. in other words goals provide the direction for all management decision and actions and from the criteria against actual accomplishment are measured. Some goals that is important: Most company‘s goals can be classified as either strategic or financial .every organization has its own goals, in this case ….
Respect the environment

Promote community welfare

Continue implementing quality system

Identify potential unexpected events

Have a appropriate response (plan)in place if these unexpected events occur

Question no 2 :


what types of plan companies need for this situatuation (for instance short term ,long term or both )explain why you think these plans are important in this situation .

Answer. The most popular ways to describe organizational plans are by their BREDTH, TIME FRAME, SPECIFICITY, and FREQUENCY OF USE. Strategic plans are long term, directional,and single use. operational plans are shorter term ,specific ,and standing . In this case government and health officials need to time frame (long term and short term planning). Why these plans are are important? Planning provides direction to government and health official ,that what they must contribute to reach goals ,they can coordinate their activities, cooperate with each other and do what it takes to accomplish those goals. Without planning, departments and individuals might work at cross-purpose, preventing the organization from moving efficiently towards its goals. Planning also reduce uncertainty by forcing managers to look ahead. Planning minimize waste and redundancy. Planning established the goals used in controlling. Planning will increase the performance of health officials in this case to limit the spread of decease.

Question no 3.


Being a manager what planning tools would you recommended to deal with this type of situation effectively?

Answer: There are different types of tools that used in planning like environment analysis, environment scanning, competitor intelligence, forecasting and benchmarking. In this situation I think benchmarking is the best tool to deal with this type of situation effectively. The basic idea behind benchmarking is that we can improve performance by analyzing and coping the methods of leaders in various fields. As in this situation Asian and particularly south Asian countries had planned. According to survey 80 corporate nearly every company had someone in charge of such catastrophic situation and most of them had clearly mapped out plans that could be implemented immediately in such a crisis situation. So we can improve performance by analyzing and copying the methods of that company.