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'The anxiety berths according to Henry Fayol argon blueprintning, decision- reservation, communication, organizing, leadership, motivation, image and coordination. These functions argon important for all types of brass whether it is small, medium or largeOr whether they atomic number 18 private or public ecesiss. The success or failure of whatso of all time arranging is primarily depends on how impelling these functions atomic number 18 carried out in an organization. This accompanimently true in the current high-octane economic, technological. Social and political temper of the 21st century. In addition it is becoming very resilient the success or failure depends on how the above film directorial functions ar carried out in a global economic environment and challenges of environmental issues and climate change.The dissemination heart and soul of Walmat serves 120 stores and it is a hub, which trains the stores surrender the correct products with leave quality and as vigorous it ensures the stocks, arrives at stores in time and at that place is an adequate stock to serve the customers in the individual stores where the dispersal halfway is accountable. Say I am bating as a topnotchvisor for a section, which is responsible to the distri justion to topnotch totals in a given bea. I am directly responsible to the distribution center tribal chief manager.The jut outning function gives an organization direction and sets the objectives as an organization as a whole and also objectives for the sub-units. It also is a tool to intent limited resources to single-valued function efficaciously and efficiently and reduce waste so that the organization is competitive and meets the goals consistently in the short and in the foresightful term. In this regard as a supervisory program I have to schedule the sidereal day to day ca-ca load and have a contingency plan if some rung do not come in a day and how I can reschedule the acti vities so that I can meet the deadlines and ensure the stocks arrives at the Super centerIn time.  In this manner I have to plan activities and implement the plan on a periodic basis to meet the objectives of the Distribution center my responsibilities in accordance with procedures and policies of the center and the directions of my manager. Decision-making refers to the question of what to produce, how to produce, when to produce, how to distribute to plan, stand up and control activities. As a Supervisor forSuper centers I have to allocate module for different activities and I have to shake off decisions regarding the allocation of round, As soundly to schedule tasks I have decide the how I can control the workflow with limited interruptions and mitigate the time taken for each activity as puff up to make decisions the timing of processing the orders from the Super oculus. As well I have to act and use transport to deliver the stocks to the Super center and decide the timing and the type of transport needed. That is I have to make decisions in regards to planning, organizing, control and impress staff to meet deadlines and ensure a down workflow with little interruptions.In any organization the organization uses capital, natural resources and above all pitying resources or manpower to convert raw materials in to time value added products. To accomplish this the organization must prove the appropriate people in terms of skill, personality and value congruous with the organization, train them if necessary to upgrade skills, prod them to use their maximum potential by pointing intrinsic and inessential motivational factors.As a supervisor I have to ensure adequate staff to manage the activities monitoring the demand for each activity and depose the chief manager on a official basis to recruit staff for a particular area of work and inform the manager the provision needs of staff if identified any inadequacies of their skills ob served and in actance valuations and recommend staff for procession to the chief manager of the Distribution center.Managers have to reach with internal staff above them and below them as well as to external bodies. In my daily work I have to communicate with my staff to motivate and to direct them and allocate the resources they need to answer their tasks as well have to communicate and root word the progress of my section to the chief manager in written form in accordance with procedures and policies.I have to deal orally and writing with the suppliers and with the Super Center to plan and control activities to ensure the schedules are revise and activities are re fig upd and the work processes and the logistics in the Distribution Center is reengineered to alter efficiency in hearing with my chief Manager within my work responsibilities.Organization intend the organizational structure much(prenominal) as spot and responsibility, line of communication, internal contro l placements, decision-making mechanisms, and logisticsTechnological and information musical arrangement infrastructure, prudence culture and style, types and number of divisions and departments, take aims of management, procedures and policies regarding particular activities which are routine by nature as well as General code of conduct and policies relating to serviceman resource management and different important functions.As a Supervisor I must live my Distribution center organizational structure and how it fits with Wal Mart so that I can work and know how my work is related with early(a) divisions within the center and know the computer and other internal control systems to work in accordance with such procedures and to enable to use decision-making mechanism tolls computer and other tolls to plan and organize and control activities within my responsibility and to report in accordance with the chain of command and to go beyond my official authority without prior permis sion.As well I have to organize activities by allocating tasks to my staff and ensure they work in accordance with procedures and policies applicable to their work and apply my managerial style compatible with my staff profile and compatible with the managerial style of my head Manager and with the Wal marts managerial style acceptable to the management culture.Motivation is an important and complex function of management in all levels including the low level management. Motivation meaning providing appropriate incentives monetary and non-monetary reward systems to maximize the use of the potential of all staff.Have a performance evaluation system to enhance performance and pull up stakes letter carrier opportunity to staff, which has the initiative, ambition, skill and appropriate values personality, which is compatible with the organizational culture. As a Supervisor as discussed above I have to understand the complexity of motivation and must identify the motivational factor s and provide incentives and give meaningful tasks to staff to motivate them to perform and use their full potential and to retain skilful staff which is a scarce resource and vital for the competitive edge of the organization as a whole.Managers also must show leadership qualities such as knowledge providers, mentors and facilitators for the staff working for them and to govern their skill and upgrade their skill and shape carriage so that the staff meets the goals of the organization not goals that are not compatible organizational goals as a whole. As mentioned above as a Supervisor I pull up stakes act as a role model, a mentor a facilitator and a knowledge provider and always tries to upgrade at that place energy level in a gamy level and maintain them so that their effort level is high and their morale is high.Coordination is necessary to work with other divisions and with external clients to meet the goals set for the Distribution Center with the Overall Obje ctives of Wal mart. As a Supervisor I have to coordinate with suppliers, with other divisions with the Distribution center to plan and control activities to maximize the efficiency of the distribution center not by unit entirely in the expense of the distribution center but also add value to the Wal mart as a whole as I realise different divisions may have different objectives and  they are not always compatible and one has to water faucet a balance between technical objectives, human objectives, sales objectives and cost objectives to plan and control activities.Control processes are important as it gives feedback on the results of operations to the managers in the form of reports quantitative and qualitative or firm feedback to managers immediately above on a fifty-fifty basis so that they can adjust the plan or modify the processes and control cost and revivify weaknesses in operational efficiency and innovate in the raw products on a continuous basis to hold an d grow in the short and n the long term.As a Supervisor for Super enter words I will give feedback on how to improve efficiency by improving work processes and system and application of technology and better decision making and information system within the organization as well prepare reports in accordance with procedures to bankers bill the performance of the Divisions to control cost and to improve productivity and innovation within the distribution center.The Chief manager of the Distribution center has to plan for the operation as whole and revise plans based on the feedback from the divisional managers and have to plan for capital expenditure and enthronement decisions which will improve efficiency within the calculate and also plan for man power and figure for expenditures and logistic plans within the distribution center. In staffing the chief manager has to make decisions of the best method to recruit staff, best reward system, promotional policies and assessmen t systems  educational activity of staff.In relation to decision making he has to make decisions how to plan effectively using technology and other methods, determine best logistic planning and programming the activities, cost control methods, make decisions as how to control quality and quality control processes and systems, how to motivate staff, effective methods of coordination of different systems, best feedback mechanism and frequency, appropriate management style.He has to communicate with finance department, Information technology department, suppliers and stores he is responsible and with other distribution center managers on a regular basis as well as with divisional managers and staff. In controlling activities he must establish feedback mechanism and regular reports to identify problem areas and to identify causes and improve efficiency of the processes and systems and to improve the performance to meet the objectives of the Distribution center.In motivating staff he must identify the intrinsic and extrinsic motivational factors and provide incentives and by enhancing the work of staff and supervisors and providing meaningful work. As the external environment is dynamic and in a global economic environment the Walmart must become much adaptable and in that respect fore the work and duties of all management will become more complex and they must revise their systems and processes on a faster face than ever before and must become a team oriented organization than functional and become more flexible in their work practices in the future.BibliographyCarrol.Archie.B. 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