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Rahul, a worker, is given a target of assembling two computers per day. Due to his habit of doing things differently, an idea struck him which would not only reduce the assembling time of computers, but would also reduce the cost of production of computers. Rahul's supervisor instead of appreciating him, ordered him to complete the work as per the methods and techniques decided earlier, as nothing could be changed at that stage.

(i) Identify the limitation of planning as discussed in the above para.

(ii) In addition to the above limitation discuss three more limitations of planning.

Answer:

(i) As per the above mentioned para, the limitation highlighted is 'planning reduces creativity'. (ii) The other three limitations of planning are: [a] It involves huge costs i.e., it usually involves a lot of time, effort and cost of managers. [b] Success of planning rests on its implementation. Lack of proper implementation may lead to failure of planning. Thus, planning does not guarantee success. [c] A specific plan made in an organisation clearly indicates the objective to be achieved and ways of doing work. Since, a manager may not be able to change these plans, it leads to rigidity.