Simcoa and Regionalisation: Management and Business Context

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Management and Business Context
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Introduction
The competition has increased day by day that is why it is necessary for the business to
make the better understanding about the ways in which they are doing their business. There are
many capabilities in the organization which should be considered by organization to enhance the
performance of the organization. Every organization has different risk factor which should be
analyzed by them to eliminate them. The best practice decision enables organization to move
ahead without any obstacles that may assist in enhancing their organizational performance
(Turban, Sharda & Delen, 2011). The role of different functions is huge in the organization to
attain the business strategies. Simcoa Operations is an Australian based company dedicated to
developing the world’s effective quality silicon to meet customer’s needs. There are various
industrial and lifestyle products are being produced by Silicon that plan a vital role in everyday
lives. The organizational structure of Simcoa will be defined in this essay along with the internal
and external forces surrounding their business. The current risk that confront by Simcoa and the
steps that are taken by them to improve their performance will be elaborated.
Organizational structure of Business
The organizational structure of the business helps to understand the criteria of working and
responsibility of the employees and higher authority. It has been found that Simcoa employs
about 180 local people (Mine Earth, 2013). There are various departments that help employees to
manage their work appropriately. The top level of manager delegates the work responsibility as
per the capability of the employees. The structure depicts the innovative market for waste
products as it has taken various steps to minimize and recycling waste. This company operates
24*7, 365 days a year and it has produced around 50,000 tons of silicon and 11,000 tones of

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silica fume per year (Simcoa, 2008). To manage it in proper way, there are various departments
present in the company having various roles compliance committee, information security,
manufacturing staff and supervising department.
External and Internal environmental forces
There are various internal and external forces available that impact business directly or
indirectly. In the context of Simcoa Company, internal factors of Simcoa can be resources,
organizational culture, nature of the workforce and changes in the managerial personnel.
Resources are the major component of the organization and maintaining them is a challenge
especially in terms of human capital they have. It is required to invest in training program to
make trained employee about the working style as it manufactures silicon which has huge
importance in daily life. The culture of organization should be managed in effective manner as
the policies and procedures regarding managing the diverse workforce should be implemented
(Ahri, 2016). Employee satisfaction is necessary to maintain the long term relationship with the
employees. Changes in the managerial personnel are the internal force that can impact the
working employees.
There are some external forces that may impact the activities of business. These are defined
below:
Political and Legal
There are number of political terms are built and reorganized that may influence the entire
business of the organization. The prices of silicon are dependent on the bonding between the two
countries as Simcoa deals with number of countries all over the world. In the amendments of
policies regarding production of silicon can impact the business of Simcoa directly or indirectly.