Engineering Business Functions
Table of Contents P1.1 DEFINE ENGINEERING BUSINESS FUNCTIONS. 2 P1.2 Outline the Interrelationships Between Different Processes and Functions of an Engineering Organisation. 4 Analysis techniques. 6 Action plans. 11 P1.3 Organise Work Activities to Meet Specifications and Standards. 14
P1.1 DEFINE ENGINEERING BUSINESS FUNCTIONS.
On the whole, businesses can be very clearly defined and categorised using government and business standards. These categories include, but are not limited to: 1. Size- A company can generally be classified using the companies act 2006 as small, medium or large. According to the Office of National Statistics (http://www.bis.gov.uk/files/file51198.pdf) the definitions of small medium and large companies are based on 3 variables- number of employees, turnover and assets. | Small | Medium | Large | Number of employees | <50 | 50 < x < 250 | >250 | Turnover (£million) | < 5.6 | 5.6 < x < 22.8 | >22.8 | Assets (£million) | < 2.8 | 2.8 < x < 11.4 | >11.4 | 2. Product- manufacturing, service, agricultural. 3. Trading objectives- for profit or non-profit. An example of a not for profit company would be Oxfam, a charitable company. 4. Industrial Sector- primary (agriculture, mining, forestry), secondary (manufacturers), tertiary (service engineers). Some would also argue that a fourth sector now exists involving the technical support of IT equipment (the quaternary sector) 5. Ownership- Sole trader, partnership, private or public limited companies, franchise. 6. Culture- the attitudes, beliefs and values of the company. 7. Structure- how the business is organised- hierarchical, top heavy etc. With the above in mind we can now assess the organisational set up at Vehicle Safety Systems Ltd (VSS).
VSS would appear to be a medium sized company with 145 employees however their annual turnover is toward the upper end of the stated medium sized business
P1.1 DEFINE ENGINEERING BUSINESS FUNCTIONS.
On the whole, businesses can be very clearly defined and categorised using government and business standards. These categories include, but are not limited to: 1. Size- A company can generally be classified using the companies act 2006 as small, medium or large. According to the Office of National Statistics (http://www.bis.gov.uk/files/file51198.pdf) the definitions of small medium and large companies are based on 3 variables- number of employees, turnover and assets. | Small | Medium | Large | Number of employees | <50 | 50 < x < 250 | >250 | Turnover (£million) | < 5.6 | 5.6 < x < 22.8 | >22.8 | Assets (£million) | < 2.8 | 2.8 < x < 11.4 | >11.4 | 2. Product- manufacturing, service, agricultural. 3. Trading objectives- for profit or non-profit. An example of a not for profit company would be Oxfam, a charitable company. 4. Industrial Sector- primary (agriculture, mining, forestry), secondary (manufacturers), tertiary (service engineers). Some would also argue that a fourth sector now exists involving the technical support of IT equipment (the quaternary sector) 5. Ownership- Sole trader, partnership, private or public limited companies, franchise. 6. Culture- the attitudes, beliefs and values of the company. 7. Structure- how the business is organised- hierarchical, top heavy etc. With the above in mind we can now assess the organisational set up at Vehicle Safety Systems Ltd (VSS).
VSS would appear to be a medium sized company with 145 employees however their annual turnover is toward the upper end of the stated medium sized business