Activities in companies can be different. Thus, the company’s activity may be adapted accordingly to the organization, processes, priorities, and methods of work, as well as the company’s organizational chart.
It is certainly true that, overall, work in a development company is of a completely different nature than in a production company. The differences between these two activities are visible in most areas. Everything from requiring different skills from the employed staff to the company’s organization, strict rules, employee motivation, employee bonuses, employee affiliation, continuous adjustment of the workday due to the nature of the work, the company culture, and even developing a pleasant working environment can vary.
Companies with one activity can develop well-organized work, work processes, and working methods since all employees in the company have one common goal. This applies both to development companies (where the goal is to develop a specific product or only a semi-finished product) and production companies (where the goal is to make the maximum amount of material, given the production plant’s capacity). In companies where there are multiple activities, however, the challenge is that much greater. For example, in a company with a development activity on the one hand and a production activity on the other, it is, of course, much more difficult.
In most warehouses, work processes and work organization are predetermined. All warehouse business procedures are known and must be strictly adhered to in order to book the material correctly. There is no space here, and there is no need for greater flexibility in warehouse operations; however, if the company has development and production activities, the situation is completely different. It is recommended that the warehouse should be fully adapted to the development activity in parallel with the development of the new product, all with the aim of enabling the development to operate as quickly and smoothly as possible. However, challenges can arise when a new product is introduced in the production of works, where there are already demands for a certain order and correct work procedures.
In this master’s thesis, the operation and business of the company ELAPHE d.o.o., which has development and production activities, is presented. The organization and way of working in both activities are presented, including an analysis of the differences between one activity and the other, the differences between the motivation of employees in one activity and the other, and, finally, what kind of capital is needed in the background to be able to run both activities at
the same time. Examples are shown of how, in certain cases, it may be difficult to work in such a company, as doing so requires a lot of adaptation, coordination and, in certain cases, even giving up your free time.
Overall, the management of such a company is the main issue, as is described in this master’s thesis. Storage at Elaphe is also described. At the end of the work, solutions or guidelines are presented on how such a company would function and operate better in the long run without major intermediate problems.
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