Company structure: characteristics and basic

structure of the enterprise is the content and the ratio of its internal units (laboratories, departments, sites, shops and others. Units), which constitute a single entity.

scholars have identified several of its species:

  • general;
  • production;
  • organization.

consider them in more detail below.

The general structure of the company is the aggregate:

  • unproductive (plots, ensuring the life and livelihoods of employees - housing and communal services, canteens, factories, kitchens, canteens, nurseries, kindergartens, medical unit, health centers, sports and educational departments, and soetc.);
  • production (sites, departments and laboratories);
  • administrative offices (heads of medium and large level).

Formation it is usually determined by the objectives and policies of the organization.

production structure of the company includes management areas, centers, laboratories, in which the process of production, control checking and testing of products manufactured by the company.In addition, it includes sections that cater to primary production and contain components, semi-finished products, materials and parts.

factors that can affect the production structure of the company, are as follows:

  • the nature of the products;
  • manufacturing technology;
  • scale and production volumes;
  • especially cooperation with other organizations;
  • specialization of production within the company.

The organizational structure is a system that determines the content, collaboration and subordination of all the elements.Usually, it concerns the scope of control.Elements of it are linked in a certain way, forming a type of organizational structure:

  • Linear arise between departments at all levels in the administration, when the head of the administrative subordinate to another, occupying a higher position.
  • functional communication different is that managers interact with each other based on their functions at all levels;between them there is no administrative subordination.
  • Cross-functional systems also exist between departments on a single level of government.

To achieve success in the market need to continuously improve the organizational structure of the enterprise.To address this goal often requires its complete reorganization.In addition, the mandatory application of the following measures:

  • creation of modern organizational management structure that is able to efficiently operate in the Russian market;
  • provide a rapid response to emerging changes in the environment and to implement strategic management, promoting efficient operation in the long term;
  • release of director general of the routine and the daily work that is associated with the organization of the functioning of the company;
  • establishment of rational relations between the stages and levels of government at all levels;
  • recommended to minimize the number of steps in the management structure;
  • the authority to resolve problems head units have better information on all issues;
  • increase efficiency in decision-making.

To strengthen the management, it is necessary to introduce:

  • Group innovation;
  • development departments, increase flexibility and competitiveness in the market.

In modern practice occurs most often complex system of the enterprise, that is a combination of existing and outlined above types existing at different levels of management of the company.