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Planning in a nationalised industry
PLANNING IN SPECIFIC MANAGEMENT AREAS--SALES AND MARKETING ~J~c~oNi, R. A. Reorganlzmt/on for Physical Distribution Long Range P/ann/ng, 8 (4), pp. 46-52 (August 1975). The development of the concept of Physical Distribution Management both in the US and in Europe has resulted in a variety of problems related to the necezsaty reorganization within the companies concerned. This article reports on a study involving 150 U.S. manufacturing firms. The conclusions suggest the necessity to carefully consider such reorganisation in corporate planning.
PLANNING IN SPECIFIC COMPANIES AND SITUATIONS--CENTRAL GOVERNMENT Ko'rov, F. Lout Term Pl*m*i~2 in file U.S.S.R. ~ n g Range Plarming 8 (4), pp. 61-63 (August 1975). This article illustrates the U.S.S.R. approach to long term planning and the relationship of co-operative planning within the Comecon countries. The conception of planning which the author puts forward is comprehensive, and is illustrative of what is being attempted at the macrolevel in the centrally planned economies.
Pa~ ~ti, Sir D.
P U m ~ ~ p ~ u d vimem~oe Journal of General Management, :2 (3), pp. 16--23 (Spring 1975). The National Freight Corporation is a nationalized company which includes a very diverse r a n p of subsidiary companies. Not only does this imply a need for comprehm. sire strategic phuming, but the nature of the businms now requires a strong market orientation. The NFC approach to planning is therefore, as a matter of policy, closely related to the planning of its custome~ thus involving an unorthodox blend of public and private cmterprise.
PLANNING IN SPECIFIC COMPANIES AND SITUATIONS--BRITISH STEEL KINosliorrr, L. Pluming in a Natimmllaed Industry British Steel, pp. 13--21 (Summer 1975). In times of uncertainty, the art of forward planning becomes, paradoxically, of even greater importance to industry. In this speech to the Society for Long Range Planning at the Royal Society, 11th March 1975, BSC's mana#n~ director finance describes how the BDC tackles the problem.
PLANNING IN SPECIFIC MANAGEMENT AREAS-PROCUREMENT F~,
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D. H. and T£~LOP,, B.
p l a m ~ and p r o m r m m t
Heinemann, 1975, 272 pp. Until recmnfly, many managen took rmources for granted - - t h e central problem was to identify the market rather than to muster the resources to meet it. In the light of changed priorities, this book shows what action needs to be taken so as to manage resources in a more systematic way. The practicalities of this new concept of Resource Management are explained in chapters written by leading authorities, and are grouped into five sections. Throushout, the emphasis is on the bemefits which flow from including supply as a major facet in corporate planning, and the necessity of a long term perspective. M~¢~, A. A. and ~
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B. B.
PLANNING IN SPECIFIC COMPANIES AND S I T U A T I O N S - M E R C K ~ CO. Fox, J. M. Strategic P b u m ~ A
Case Study
Managerial Planning, pp. 32-38 (May/June 1975). The author describes the different kinds of planning conducted by his companywMerck & Co., the U.S. pharmaceutical firm. These are production planning, short term planning (one year), programme planning, and longer term planning (five years). The last type is gone into in must detail, and the interface between it and the other types is considered. The planning procedures and schedules are then described, and the proce~es by which the completed strategic plan develops from the divisional level are traced.
How to Cope with S e t ~ Shemses Harvard Business Review, pp. 91-96 (January/February 1975). Recently, U.S. b ~ i n ~ suffered large and unexpected shortal~ of raw malenais, which causht many companies unawares, with the resulting disruption, and, in some cases, financial loss. Now that the shortage seems to be easing, the authors urge companies to incorporate a suppply risk *n*iysis into their overall planning systems before the next shortage occurs. The article describes a supply planning process companies have experimented with in order to help them develop a list of supereritical materials the company needs to survive, usses external supply risks, devise alternative strategies, and make inte~igent near term supply allocation decisions.
FEBRUARY, 1976
PLANNING IN SPECIFIC COMPANIES AND SITUATIONS--AN AIR LINE SUlSRAMANIAM,S. and SHARMA,C. K. Corporate phmni,g in Domestic Ah'llam~An Ind!an Case Study Long Range P/ann/ng, 8 (4), pp. 64-69 (August 1975). In this article, the authors consider the problem of plan. ning in the airline industry, drawing specificallyon experience in the domestic Indian airline. The article seeks to examine some of the strategic issues relevant to domestic airlines, which, while related here to the Indian environment, may be seen to be pertinent in most developing countries. II
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PLANNING IN SPECIFIC COMPANIES AND SITUATIONS--CENTRAL GOVERNMENT Ko'rov, F. Lout Term Pl*m*i~2 in file U.S.S.R. ~ n g Range Plarming 8 (4), pp. 61-63 (August 1975). This article illustrates the U.S.S.R. approach to long term planning and the relationship of co-operative planning within the Comecon countries. The conception of planning which the author puts forward is comprehensive, and is illustrative of what is being attempted at the macrolevel in the centrally planned economies.
Pa~ ~ti, Sir D.
P U m ~ ~ p ~ u d vimem~oe Journal of General Management, :2 (3), pp. 16--23 (Spring 1975). The National Freight Corporation is a nationalized company which includes a very diverse r a n p of subsidiary companies. Not only does this imply a need for comprehm. sire strategic phuming, but the nature of the businms now requires a strong market orientation. The NFC approach to planning is therefore, as a matter of policy, closely related to the planning of its custome~ thus involving an unorthodox blend of public and private cmterprise.
PLANNING IN SPECIFIC COMPANIES AND SITUATIONS--BRITISH STEEL KINosliorrr, L. Pluming in a Natimmllaed Industry British Steel, pp. 13--21 (Summer 1975). In times of uncertainty, the art of forward planning becomes, paradoxically, of even greater importance to industry. In this speech to the Society for Long Range Planning at the Royal Society, 11th March 1975, BSC's mana#n~ director finance describes how the BDC tackles the problem.
PLANNING IN SPECIFIC MANAGEMENT AREAS-PROCUREMENT F~,
~
D. H. and T£~LOP,, B.
p l a m ~ and p r o m r m m t
Heinemann, 1975, 272 pp. Until recmnfly, many managen took rmources for granted - - t h e central problem was to identify the market rather than to muster the resources to meet it. In the light of changed priorities, this book shows what action needs to be taken so as to manage resources in a more systematic way. The practicalities of this new concept of Resource Management are explained in chapters written by leading authorities, and are grouped into five sections. Throushout, the emphasis is on the bemefits which flow from including supply as a major facet in corporate planning, and the necessity of a long term perspective. M~¢~, A. A. and ~
,
B. B.
PLANNING IN SPECIFIC COMPANIES AND S I T U A T I O N S - M E R C K ~ CO. Fox, J. M. Strategic P b u m ~ A
Case Study
Managerial Planning, pp. 32-38 (May/June 1975). The author describes the different kinds of planning conducted by his companywMerck & Co., the U.S. pharmaceutical firm. These are production planning, short term planning (one year), programme planning, and longer term planning (five years). The last type is gone into in must detail, and the interface between it and the other types is considered. The planning procedures and schedules are then described, and the proce~es by which the completed strategic plan develops from the divisional level are traced.
How to Cope with S e t ~ Shemses Harvard Business Review, pp. 91-96 (January/February 1975). Recently, U.S. b ~ i n ~ suffered large and unexpected shortal~ of raw malenais, which causht many companies unawares, with the resulting disruption, and, in some cases, financial loss. Now that the shortage seems to be easing, the authors urge companies to incorporate a suppply risk *n*iysis into their overall planning systems before the next shortage occurs. The article describes a supply planning process companies have experimented with in order to help them develop a list of supereritical materials the company needs to survive, usses external supply risks, devise alternative strategies, and make inte~igent near term supply allocation decisions.
FEBRUARY, 1976
PLANNING IN SPECIFIC COMPANIES AND SITUATIONS--AN AIR LINE SUlSRAMANIAM,S. and SHARMA,C. K. Corporate phmni,g in Domestic Ah'llam~An Ind!an Case Study Long Range P/ann/ng, 8 (4), pp. 64-69 (August 1975). In this article, the authors consider the problem of plan. ning in the airline industry, drawing specificallyon experience in the domestic Indian airline. The article seeks to examine some of the strategic issues relevant to domestic airlines, which, while related here to the Indian environment, may be seen to be pertinent in most developing countries. II
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