Management and operations of Metro Cleaners Rubbish Collection Company

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[...] Therefore, for the company to be successful, the management and operational structures of Metro Cleaners must be founded on the organizational principles of open systems which recognize the significance of environmental interaction and adaptation. This will ensure that the organization derives optimum utility of resource endowments of the environment but also contribute resources to the environment. This is as opposed to closed systems which place emphasis on autonomy, comely locking out important factors of the external environment. Therefore, this report will assume a three-pronged approach namely; personnel recruitment, key motivational factors as well as planning and control to analyze and recommend the best management practices suitable for the successful and profitable operations of Metro Cleaners. [...]

[...] Metro Cleaners will definitely require a fleet of Lorries and vans to meet the responsibility of collecting rubbish in the entire Washington D.C . The company can cut down the costs of capital acquisition as well as equipment maintenance costs by leasing Lorries and other heavy equipments such as caterpillar and loaders. Machinery and equipment leasing is a cost reduction strategy that can be traced in the concept of lean organizations advocates for ‘reducing and where possible, totally eliminating waste from business processes as evidenced by the Toyota Production System (TPS) which places emphasis on the efficient resource utility achieved through scheduled limits' (Christopher, Peck & Towill p. [...]

[...] Chris Vidler (2001) acknowledges that MBWA technique provides managers with the opportunity of interacting with employees and getting to learn of the challenges or initiatives that employees experience in their day to day activities. MBWA effectively eliminates hierarchy in the communication structure of the organization, a fete that enables managers to initiate prompt responses to the organization's operational demands. Planning and control The successful management of the operations of Metro Cleaners will tightly be pegged on the company's capacity to develop and implement strict planning and control measures. [...]

[...] rubbish collection program granted to Metro Cleaners reveal the prevalence of demanding tasks which will require high levels organization and huge amounts of capital resources to launch the business successfully. In lie of these findings, this report makes the following recommendations: The management team of Metro Cleaners should hire Lorries and pick-up vans to cut don on capital expenditures associated with transportation. Extensive and detailed training should be offered to all employees to ensure clear understanding of individual responsibilities, departmental responsibilities, company policies and operational standards. [...]

[...] Planning will enable the management team to assume an anticipatory approach to the future operations of Metro Cleaners while the aspect of control will facilitate the implementation of cost reduction policies through checks and balances in all activities of the company. The main control and planning strategies that can be adopted by Metro Cleaners include sequencing, loading and scheduling. Sequencing strategy will enable the management team of the company to make appropriate decisions regarding the order of executing tasks. This will involve setting the right priorities, with direct reference to the residents of Washington D.C. [...]