Resource Management of Farmhouse Biscuits
Introduction
It is essential for evaluating and developing suitable procedure for resource planning and improves human resources process of a company. The study is useful for analyzing effective procedures for managing proper methods in managing resources and evaluates suitable strategies for achieving goals of Farmhouse Biscuits. It provides a suitable framework for managing suitable needs of the workers and develop suitable workforce for effectively mange resources for the organization. The implementation of proper planning and managing of resources for the company helps in creating a firm advantage over other competitors in the market and achieve overall objectives in the market. It provides a suitable plan for measuring and implements appropriate framework for managing resources by the management of the organization and develop suitable advantage.
Overview of the organization
Farmhouse Biscuits is a renowned organization that provides delicious range of traditional biscuits for providing quality products for the customers. The organization was founded in the year 1978 in the U.K. Farmhouse Biscuits provides wide range of designs in packing different types of biscuits that helps in attracting large amount of customers. The company is operating from a 200,000 square facility in U.K. and has more than 300 employees. The management of the organization focuses on delivering delicious range of biscuits by adopting traditional baking process and creates unique taste for the customers.
Figure: Logo of Farmhouse Biscuits
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Discussion
Information of Human Resource Function on Farmhouse Biscuits
Human resources is an integral part of an company that focuses on developing effective functions for managing long – term strategies of the organization. The function of human resource department of the company is to manage appropriate behavior with the employees and track performance. It is useful for analyzing existing performance of the workers and provides suitable approach for improving work performance for the organization (Baron, 2016). The human resource department of Farmhouse Biscuits focuses on implementing a suitable approach for creating flexible approach and develops professionalism among the workers for improving existing process.
The function of Human resources department is to maintain and develop systematic operations for improving performance of the employees and achieve systematic procedure. It provides a suitable approach for maintaining stable relation with the employees for the company and focuses on improving production process for making biscuits. The development of suitable relation with the workers in Farmhouse Biscuits assists employees for improving exiting performance in the operations and maintains quality in the production process (Gemünden et al. 2018). The human resource department of the company focuses on striving excellence in the operations by increasing appropriate relations with the employees.
Information of Operational Management Function on Farmhouse Biscuits
It is essential for implementing suitable operational management process in the company for fulfilling long- term goals and achieves more success in the market. The organization focuses on providing wide range of delicious biscuits by implementing traditional baking process for satisfying every demands of the customers. It is a suitable approach developed for improving existing operations and develops a competitive edge in the market (Yusliza et al. 2017). Farmhouse Biscuits focuses on creating suitable innovation in the production process for providing wide range of biscuits for large parts of the people. It is vital for developing flexibility in the operations and improves quality of biscuits production process.
The implementation of innovating strategies in operational management process for Farmhouse Biscuits develops systematic process for improving quality in production of the biscuits and attracts more customers. It increases overall value in the operational process and maintain originality in providing appropriate taste for the customers. Farmhouse Biscuits develops a suitable operational management process for implementing more innovation in the existing production process for manufacturing wide range of biscuits and improve satisfaction among the customers (Lucas et al. 2016). The implementation of innovation in the technology for manufacturing of biscuits provides positive relation with the customers and provides tough competition with other competitors in the market.
Elements of resources for analyzing aims and objectives of Farmhouse Biscuits
Management of HRM development of Farmhouse Biscuits
The implementation of human resource development is a vital part of the company that focuses on managing systematic operations and develops positive atmosphere in the working environment. Farmhouse Biscuits focuses on managing a suitable working atmosphere among the employees for improving performance. It helps in providing a direct effect on the employees and increase in demand of biscuits for providing to the customers (Doz, 2020). The development of effective procedures among the organization helps in managing demands of the people and operates efficiently for improving existing performance.
The evaluation of human resource development for the organization rectifies existing operations and assists in managing more demand among the customers for providing wide range of biscuits. It provides an suitable procedure for improving the existing production process and create more varieties of biscuits for the people. There is a positive relation developed for improving existing performance of Farmhouse Biscuits and develop appropriate human resources functions. The presence of harmonious relationship among the human resource development and employees of the organization is crucial for creating success in the operations. The human resource department of the company focuses on reducing grievances of the employees and maintains suitability in the operations (Morozov et al. 2017).
Effective recruitment and selection process of Farmhouse biscuits
Farmhouse Biscuits provides extensive focus on managing and attracting right people for performing functions. It provides suitable implementation of an in-house recruitment process and develops an external plan for attracting applicants. In the in house recruitment process for the organization, there is suitable focus provided by the human resource department for attracting specific and quality people experienced in handling manufacturing process of the biscuits. It helps in recruiting effective and experienced people for existing company and improves operations (Singh et al. 2020). In the external recruitment process, the company focuses on attracting large number of applicants through development of advertisements in various social media websites and other forms of media. It provides wide range of opportunities for the applicants to develop an suitable process for approaching the company.
The organization focuses on maintaining an suitable and systematic selection process for attracting applicants for working in the company. There is a suitable analysis of the overall CV of the employees and preference is given on the relative experience of the people on the relative field. It helps in selecting best range of talent for manufacturing of the biscuits products in the market (Caldwell, 2018). The company focuses on selecting suitable people appropriate for the conducting the operations and improve existing process.
Training procedure of Farmhouse Biscuits
The implementation of an appropriate training process is a vital part of an company that helps in providing extensive profit and provide a competitive edge in the operations. Farmhouse Biscuits provides on the job training procedure for managing efficiency in the existing operations. In the on job training process, the company allocates new hired employees for working with the experienced employees in the production of biscuits. It helps in developing appropriate skills of the new employees by working with the experience employees working in the biscuits production process (Chapman et al. 2018). The development of on – the job training process helps in creating quick learning process among the workers for managing the operations and improve production .
On the job training process is conducted by the company for developing appropriate skills among the new employees in the production process and maintains systematic approach. It assists in analyzing in improving existing range of quality in production of biscuits for the people in the market and develops standardized approach (Baran et al. 2019).
Induction procedure of Farmhouse Biscuits
Farmhouse Biscuits provides extensive focus on developing suitable induction process for improving behavior of the existing workers to the organization. There is suitable implementation of a program me for greeting new employees in the company and develops appropriate value to the operations. The company focuses on creating a structured induction process for the new workers and develops excellence in the operations. In the structured induction program me, the organization develops a direct relationship with the employees and manage a long- term interaction process (Ullah, 2017). The program me is useful for providing an suitable idea about the new workers about the objectives and operations of the company.
It is useful for developing a suitable process for improving manufacturing process of the organization and increase overall performance. The implementation of systematic induction process provides suitable relation among the new employees and the management and improves current production process of providing biscuits for the customers. The induction process of Farmhouse Biscuits helps in maintaining long- term approach for improving overall relation with the employees. The process is useful in developing positive image of the organization to the new employees and improves existing performance in the market (Al-Sarayrah et al. 2016).
Performance management of Farmhouse Biscuits
It is essential for developing suitable performance management process for assessing overall performance of the existing employees in the organization. Farmhouse Biscuits develops a 360 degree feedback performance appraisal system for evaluating performance of the workers. It is useful in assessing existing performance of the employees for producing quality biscuits for the customers (Tang et al. 2018). In this process there is effective feedback taken from the supervisors, peer group, subordinates, customer views and self appraisal system. The implementation of this performance appraisal system provides effective feedback from every member concerned in the company and evaluate existing performance.
The implementation of performance appraisal system develops motivation among the employees for managing existing process for the organization and achieves long- term objectives in the market. It has a direct effect on the operations and creates an effective feedback system for analyzing existing performance from every aspect in the company (Akhbari Azad et al. 2019). The performance management system developed by the company creates self- awareness among the employees for managing and improving existing production operations. [Refer to appendix 1]
Monitoring process of Farmhouse Biscuits
The development of a suitable monitoring process is vital for managing and assessing current operational performance of the company. Farmhouse Biscuits develops a feedback system from subordinates and managers of the organization for tracking overall performance of the existing employees regarding production of biscuits for the customers. It provides a suitable system for systematically reviewing performance of the employees in conducting daily operations in the producing wide range of delicious biscuits for the customers (Appelbaum et al. 2018).
There is development of an professionalism approach among the minds of the employees for improving performance and develop flexibility in the operations. The gathering of daily review system for monitoring the performance of the workers creates flexibility and provides sustainability in the operations (Akey et al. 2017). It helps in providing a suitable review platform for Farmhouse Biscuits for managing the performance of the employees and improves performance.
Resource planning of Farmhouse Biscuits
Resource planning process is a vital process of an organization that helps in achieving overall growth in the market. Farmhouse Biscuits adopts an significant approach by delivering wide range of biscuits for the customers by implementing advanced technology system for improving the packaging process. It helps in packing wide range of biscuits for the people in various attractive packing styles during different occasions for the customers. The development of suitable innovation in the packaging style of the biscuits attracts more people for buying the products and maintains adequate profit (Al-Zoubi, 2018). It provides a suitable approach for providing traditional taste for the biscuits in various packaging patterns for the people.
Farmhouse Biscuits adopts a sustainable approach for maintaining innovation in the packaging style and develops appropriate planning of the resources. It is a useful approach developed for improving the innovation process in packaging styles of the biscuits and develops appropriate financial resources for managing planning of the resources (Umar et al. 2018). The implementation of systematic planning process in allocating resources is vital for marinating long – term profit and develops viability in the operations.
Evaluation and development of financial viability of the company for maximizing resources
Forecasting process of Farmhouse Biscuits
The forecasting procedure is a vital process for analyzing existing financial operations of the company and maintains profit in the market. Farmhouse Biscuits will adopt a qualitative technique for evaluating current financial performance and evaluate appropriate approach for allocating appropriate financial resources in the operations (Chakraborty and Biswas, 2020). The implementation of Delphi technique method will help in developing periodic review about the existing sales of the company and develop suitable procedures for improving production process. It will develop wide range of views from various experts within the management of the organization and formulate and effective plan for increasing overall sales in the market.
The implementation of Delphi forecasting technique method helps in predicting suitable views from various experts about improvement in the sales of the organization. It will assist in providing a detailed evaluation of adopting appropriate operations for improving financial sales of the organization and develop appropriate procedures for improving profitability in the operations (Rausch and Stumpf, 2018). It will be a suitable technique adapted for improving efficiency in the existing operations and develop appropriate opinions from the experts of the organization. [Refer to Appendix 2]
Budgeting system of Farmhouse Biscuits
Farmhouse Biscuits can develop an incremental based budgeting approach for allocating appropriate financial resources in the operations by evaluating in- efficiencies in the previous financial figures. The process will develop an suitable approach for measuring financial drivers related to the operations of the organization and maintain an adequate profit in the operations. It will be a suitable approach developed by the company for tracking the current performance and invest appropriately for ever operations for manufacturing biscuits for the customers (Kurbel, 2016).
The incremental based budgeting approach will be suitable for developing suitable financial resources for every operation for the organization. It will be a suitable approach developed for managing effectiveness in every operation and develop easy process for conducting the operations (Kocaaga et al. 2018). The manager of the organization develops $ 4.32 for packaging styles, $ 3.22 for manufacturing process and $ 8.22 in advertising process.
Inventory and Stock control of Farmhouse biscuits
It is vital for developing a suitable inventory and stock control process for managing overall operations of the organization. Farmhouse Biscuits will focus on improving suitable relations with the existing suppliers and improve relations with the future suppliers. It will develop adequate stock of raw materials for manufacturing the biscuits during the production process and maintain adequate suitability in the operations. There will be allocation of appropriate financial resources for managing quantity of raw materials and other products in the manufacturing process of the organization (Reitsma et al. 2018). It will develop stability in the production process by managing appropriate inventory in the production process and maintain appropriate stocks in the production process. The viability of the stick and inventory control production process will assist in improving operations of the resources and manage suitable relations with the suppliers in the production process for the organization.
Leasing process of Farmhouse biscuits
Farmhouse Biscuits will develop a suitable program me for maintaining appropriate relation with the tenants for expanding an innovation in the latest technologies in the structure. It will help in maintaining an appropriate relationship with the tenants by creating a systematic leasing program me and expand the operations (Aremu et al. 2020). The development of expand in the operations will assist organization to increase sales and expand operations to other regions in the country. It will help in developing suitable framework for the company for developing suitable program me for maintaining adequacy in the operations and improve flexibility in the operations. The development of a suitable leasing process will help in managing daily financial operations for the organization and develop suitable innovation in the infrastructure.
Long- term goals
To improve overall sales for Farmhouse Biscuits
Farmhouse Biscuits will look to increase overall sales to about 75% in the next one year period in the U.K. market. It will create an appropriate approach for attracting more customers and manage overall expectation of the customers. The development of adequate financial procedure in production process will help in managing improvement in the existing performance and manage overall growth in the market.
Development of advanced technology for improving packaging style in production process
It will be vital for the organization to develop an innovation in the technology for improving the packaging style during the production process. The implementation of appropriate innovations in the technology will assist in reducing any negativity in the existing packaging style and improver production process. It will be suitable for assessing long- term growth for Farmhouse Biscuits within the coming one year and develop sustainability in the operational framework.
Implementation of flexible approach for evaluating quality in producing quality biscuits
Farmhouse Biscuits will focus on improving existing production process for providing more tasty biscuits for the customers and increase production rate. It will help in providing superior quality tastes in the production of biscuits for the customers. The development of a high quality approach in production of biscuits will develop a positive image to the customers in the next one year for the organization.
To expand operations of Farmhouse Biscuits
Farmhouse Biscuits will be focusing on developing a suitable approach for expanding the operations in other parts of the U.K. It will provide a global platform for the company for attracting more customers and improve existing position in the market. There will be improvement in the existing customer base and manage overall operations for the organization in the international market.
Conclusion
It is vital for implementation of effective resource management for the company to maintain an competitive edge and achieve long- term profit in the market. The above study is useful for analyzing suitable implementation of resources for improving existing manufacturing operations and develops innovation in procedures for Farmhouse Biscuits. It is an appropriate process developed for measuring current performance of operations for the organization and provides tough competition for the competitors. The study provides an in- depth analysis on viability of the existing financial operations for maximizing resources for the organization.
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Appendices
Appendix 1: 360 Degree Performance Appraisal System
Appendix 2: Delphi Forecasting Method
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