Organization and Structure in a Business Setting
Derek Aguilar
MGT 415
Danielle Camacho
June 3, 2013

Organization and Structure in a Business Setting

Structure and organization is necessary in every group setting. How formal and how rigid that structure is, can be dependent on the type of organization. A large government or corporation will obviously have many layers of leadership and will have a definitive expression of authority and direction of its members. Even much smaller groups, a family for example, has a need to have a clear statement of goals and responsibilities, and also have a definitive structure of leadership. The success of each organization, regardless of the size, is wholly reliant on the effectiveness of the leadership, the ability and willingness for each member to work together and the capability of the group to solve problems. In the following composition, we will examine the dynamics of your organization and explore ways to improve the productivity of the group. The distribution center is an integral part of any organization. A DC (Distribution Center) operates as an expense center and does not have the ability to generate any profit on its’ own. The building is given an allotted budget for the year and is responsible for staying within the parameters of that budget. Many different factors can affect a building’s ability to successfully meet that budget and productivity is one of the biggest ones. Productivity obviously drives the number of cartons that are processed and the more that are processed, the better that is for the budget. Wage hours are also directly impacted by productivity. If each teammate has high productivity, it will take less wage hours to accomplish the volumes than the budget allows for. There can also be a downside of high productivity, too. The faster a team travels the more potential