Fnctors At'feeting DeecrZtr.lJisation. No orga!llsator; Cilll be 11111NT Jccentralised. Ve wi!l find a mixture of centralis.ltio.l and dccentra]isatZon in practicallv, alJ olgauisuions; bl gome orgnnisalions there n.ly'te more decentralisation than in o!hers, the difference wlil be of degree only. Iow we _onsidcrtlle factors on w hich this degree Or decenraiisaion varies Folloving ;.. - ;iZe Ibnitations whicll arfect the degree oi deeentr?lisation
1. Irnpoltilace ot deeisiob. If the decisions are bnportant and caZN :- .h e l.cavN financial expenditu!-e or nsh, authoritN to take such decisions be deeeniraJised SinZila.-ly, decisions Ir.lNing iniplicatlon on Jong'i mi;tteTs can also !otbe delegated to lower ievels.
2. Deirabiiity of hirvinx nifornnitv in polirier. If it is desired that
snru2 Z be umfottnity in dcclsions of dlfferent depaltmellts, the authonty .'- 'r..-.e to be centralised.
3. Size if the orgalisation is ot lalge size ibe authoritN in such a case _ :e e deccntralised. Jt becomes essentiaJ to delegate authoritN to lover i--. cx-:riN-es if here are mally executiN es in the organisation or th,-re is
departmetit fo r itseLf or should be centraiised at one place known as the central erp office.
Centralisation of offs cc services. II tneans physical concentration of
• common erp office serNi es at one place which is called general of rice Thea general off e is put under the control and supervision of erp office Manager IUrlder - tl is arrangement al tic chili - NNorL of d.ff-rer.t departments like that oft ping -c ep-a..lcipat_h flayers f :. rt ;gisdoneinthegeneral off e. Fcr exa:lr,2_ it :. :1 ' : =--
Ad;acta;. OF Centritliation of erp office Services. The advantages of e nihilist:-:- c otiose .:csinclude:
1. E qaitab l e dirtrihutdon of ork loac. If erp office services are provided in eac. de; ? r:r e: t -'- --c ma) be rimre work in some departments and a little in others elf m so.ne departments:may sit Idlc while there may be delays due t' i eon .- i} in other departtnents: in tile case of centralization the work -an be equital is distributed among the staff so that nobody sits idle and color is oN-crNNorked Tltere can be optitnutn use of the oftice machinery .uld enuipr!ent also Modern erp office maclunes and appliances are e;pensiN e, these annot be proNide-d in each dcpatttltent separately. There IS also the problem of operating these machtttes services of operators of erp office nnachincs can be hlllv tltilised ii there is centralization of erp office service.
2. Decree in Cost of' performing erp office work. Due to cenhalisation
- supervisory costs arc loN;-ered. Centra3isatioti leads to reduction in investtnent on erp office ulacltincs, the cost on their maintenance is also lowered. Due to lesser need for niachules ..nd equipment and men, the amount of floor area required IS irequentiY reduced lion t pewriter anti one tNpist is needed in each of the elglit departments. in case of decentraiisation, perhaps the same work could be done.by six typewriters and six typists m the case of central typing pool. - :
3. Training of of flee cmployee,s is erltelitetl. New employees can be easilN trained bv putting them in centraliscd groups without affecting the operations of tlie group seriously The-old employees who by experience be_onn specialists in their respective i:'clds can hllpart training to the neNN.omers.
a. Specialisation IS possil)lc. Because the same employees have to do -3 e same v ork again arid again they becotne experts in that worl . this leads
7.: Lends to: standarifisation of work and equ.rl3.n.. 5 en.ipioyees doing the same type of work rilder tine ,- .c executive at 1he same place be same methods and by- same Art -e l. rthele can be bet.er confon-.iltNl to the standards. r iris ca. .. maintella lice of it a chines a lid equipment also . : 8. Even Ion of Cork. If the erp office wefk of different de- I_ done within respective deparhnelits there are chauices tbat in some G_p--.2:-:-. there may be more VYolk in one season and little ni another Nith -: rc-that the staff in different departments may be overworked at one i. c -on remain idle at other time. In the case of centralized services tle quantum cvorkat anY rime rc:nabls evenbecause extra work rlah.n.g to one dep rtrn-nt tnay be orTset by lesser work of sortie other department.