Yusuf the Manager (Scenario)
As a production supervisor, Yusuf decides on Friday afternoon how many units of output his employees will be able to produce and on which days certain products will be run in his department. He also decides which of his employees are going to be responsible for operating which machines within the department next week, as his employees are multi-skilled assemblers. On Monday, he informs his employees of their assignments to specific machines by handing out assignment sheets. He tells the employees that the schedule is going to be difficult this week due to the increased number of units. He goes on to tell them that he is sure they can fulfill the schedule because they are such good and skilled employees. Each day during the week, Yusuf checks the amount of output that the employees have completed and the number of units that have been rejected.
-When Yusuf checks the amount of output that the employees have completed and the number of units that have been rejected, he is performing which of the management functions?
A) leading
B) organizing
C) controlling
D) planning

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Yusuf is performing the controlling function by checking the output and the number of rejected units to ensure that the production meets the planned objectives.