Object principle

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The object principle is an organizational principle which is based on the object characteristic of the task (e.g. material , product , customer group , region ). The opposite of the object principle is the performance principle .

characterization

When applying the object principle, task complexes of a company are broken down into subtasks as part of the task analysis. For objects of the same type, the subtasks are then transferred to organizational units ( positions or departments ) in the course of the task synthesis (object structure).

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Business organization

If the object principle is applied when designing the organizational structure of a company, a divisional organization is created . The divisional organization (also divisional or business unit organization) divides business units, divisions, divisions or strategic business fields according to property aspects (products, customer groups, regions).

Purchasing organization

The internal organization of purchasing can also be based on the object principle. In companies that require a lot of materials, all purchasing activities (e.g. material planning, ordering, incoming goods, invoice verification) for a material group are assigned to an organizational unit that has the necessary specialist knowledge. The same applies if the company manufactures high-quality and complicated technical products that require specialist knowledge when purchasing.

Manufacturing organization

In the organizational design of the production area according to the object principle, the production process is based on the workpieces to be produced. Examples of object-oriented production types are flow production , series production and production islands . In these types of production is the preparation of resources after the production process organized, the production process is divided into individual working steps and the machines and workstations are arranged as required by the technological sequence of operations for the objects.

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