Understanding Contemporary Organizations - Essay

This essay discusses the resources and processes required by All Seasons, a producer of fine woolen knitwear, and how they are controlled. It also covers the management and organization theories that support the analysis.

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All seasons is a producer of a fine woolen knitwear which running from the 1962. Company is
the finest producer of Australian wool and manufacture or retail the knitwear for man, woman,
and children. The company work in sustainability manner and did not cause any ecological
manner. In this following essay, first, there is a discussion that which resources, processes
organization needs, and second discussion are on the how resources and processes are going to
be controlled.
Company’s items produced by the factory and sold under the outlets. The marketing manager is
responsible to boost the sales and to implement the coordinate and communication plans between
the customer and company on the website of the company. Account manager in all seasons is
responsible for the selling and distribution of products through the network. Account manager
responsible for the advertisement of the website to observe and monitor the consumers.
Administrative staff and the commercial manager will manage the promotions, rebate, and
discounts of the product and supervises the technical guides. An HR manager is responsible to
recruit the professional people for production as well as for other departments. Supervisors and
line supervisor is responsible to analyze the behavior of customers or to recognize the trends in
the market. Supervisors will create a business strategy through online measurement. Senior and
junior merchandisers are responsible to identify the requirement to make the garments and to
finish the product. Cutting of proper fabrics is the hands of cutting and sewing manager. Finance
manager liable for the budget planning and financial advice for the company.

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Figure 2: Organization structure
Source: (Iribarren, 2017)
Further discussion is on the resources that all seasons required. According to the current affairs,
the company recently established its online presence in the UK, North America, and Europe so
the company required new online resources such as downloadable tools and podcast. For the well
modern equipped factory, the company required one-on-one business coaching with the no cost
confidential (O'Cass, 2013). The company manufactured garments and yarns and cut the fabric
into panels and sewn for this company required the latest 3D Knitting machinery for the
manufacturing. Company does not harm the ecological environment so the company required the
installation of high-tech knitting machinery. In the process of maintaining, the quality control on
worldwide, company needs on-site production support and programming resources. (Dongmei,
2014).
Company has future collaboration so for this company required new resources such as the latest
generation of ADF (Autrac Direct Feeding) machines and CMS 830 C&S machinery for the
efficient knitting. Multi-feeder circular knitting machines are an important resource for the
company to maintain the online presence at the global level. The human resource of knitwear is
very effective but employees from Australia are hard to employ in that case company required
financial resources to improve the employee’s skills in sales and marketing (Fast Fashion, Hot
Systems, 2019). Company to protect the sustainability required resources such as spiritex organic
fabric, sustainable apparel collection, and thread international All these resources helps the
company to implement sustainable practices as spiritex organic fabric helps the company to get
the accurate information about cotton which can be used in the supply chain. The sustainable
apparel collection is a great resource if the company is facing a problem of material origins in the
fashion production chain. Threads international replaces the plastic bottle and create post-
consumer plastic. Meet with the small boutiques and fashion local establishment for the low-
priced resources (Markovich, 2019).

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Figure 3: Ethical and sustainable clothing
Source: (Anna , 2018)
The processes must adopt by all seasons manufacturing company. Company establishes online
presence on the website so the company must adopt website development processes in which
sitemap that describe the relations between the main areas of the website. Synchronizing
processing helps all seasons to how to design and launch products. Synchronizing processes
helps the all season’s company to maintain the balance of fabric and yarn (Gam, 2011). This
process maintains the balance of manufacturing, operation management system and shops floor
of the company. Manufacturing of jumper, cardigans and so on need balanced planning and these
processes help in maintaining it. (Morgaine , 2019).
Company establishes an online presence through a website. Online shopping frauds are
increasing day-by-day and the customer’s trust in online shopping is decreasing. In that case,
knitwear must adopt Reengineering processes in which the company maintains a trust-based
relationship with customers. Reengineering processes helps the company to identify customer’s
queries and doubts regarding the product. This process helps all seasons to fight with the
competition on the international and domestic level (Pilon, 2015).

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Individual retail outlets process is significant for all seasons because of the small retail business.
This process helps the company to get the regular reporting of financial information in the
accounting department. Store managers check all the sales numbers, missing inventory and
details on the bank deposits and give daily updates to the other departments. Transaction
processing and handling complaints are beneficial for small business. These processes may the
company issues related to the product returns, potential issues of consumers and short-term
claims (Rani, 2019).
Figure 3: Business processes in small retail companies
Source: (Fast Fashion, Hot Systems, 2019)
The resources must be located efficiently in the correct place in the company. Downloadable
tools and podcast located on the website of the company and its use as a communication tool that
enables the best choice for your unique needs. 3D Knitting machinery locates in the process of
loop transfer facility because stich loops effortlessly transfer between the two needle beds. This
machinery mainly used in knitting manufacturing. ADF machines and CMS 830 C&S machinery
locates in the knitting manufacturing that moves fully-fashioned production to company and aids
retailers meet demand. Multi-feeder circular knitting machines used in the yarn and machine
gauge process in which optimum counts of yarn that may be knitted on particular machines. This

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resource locates with the purpose of high machine efficiency and minimum fabric fault.
(Schlomski, 2018).
The processes in the clothing company must locate in effective and in a timely manner. Website
development processes which require opinion monitoring and regular monitoring. Company may
locate the website development process while establishing the online presence. Further,
Synchronizing processing helps in the launch of new products. Clothing Company may locate
the synchronizing process in the launching of new products because it helps to know the
expected results, fashion market trends and customer views regarding the new product. Re-
engineering process may locate in the three drivers forces in clothing company that is customer,
competition or change. This process helps the Company to apply the bottom-up approach in
determining the customer base. This process helps to spot the trend in the market and helps in
innovation marketing. Change has become determined; the faster and persistent company needs
to maintain flexibility and quick response to customers changing demands (See, 2017).
Purchasing duties in the retail outlets may perform by the retail store managers through this
process and helps in reporting the individual outlets, optimum re-order point and ensures outlets
fully stocked. This process helps in handling the inventory, which includes packing materials,
positioning of boxes, and sorting received items. This process locates with the objective of
managing customer service and accounting (Sikder, 2015).
Resources and processes should control in an effective manner. There are various functions to
control the resources and processes in all season’s company. Service function helps in
controlling the resources and processes in the production department. Regular and up-to-date
information about the production of garments and Plan to plan is used in controlling the
resources and processes. Firstly, the Company must identify the resources and processes, which
are going to be, require. Secondly, analyze all used resources or processes, and time they need
completion of a particular task. Thirdly, evaluation of the entire project and confirm that no
resources are omitted. Fourthly, evaluate the risks and objectives of resources and processes in
the company it helps in fuller utilization of resources and processes. (Varghese, 2015).
The management and organization theories to support the analysis are classical theory,
humanistic theory, and contingency theory. Classical theory in all season is the best way to

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manage the operations of the company. Classical theory helps in planning and organizing a
clothing brand in an efficient manner through proper recruitment of staffing in the company.
This theory helps to give uniqueness to the products of the company. Coordinating, reporting and
budgeting is also a factor of this theory and for all seasons company it includes pricing, licensing
and permits to the business plan. Contingency theory mainly includes the technology uses and
operating environment. In the technological part, all season’s sale the product online so it must
ensure the efficient design of a website such as product description, colors of brand, logo, target
audience and fashion design (Textiles, 2019). This theory includes some business models such as
print-on-demand, custom wholesale, cut and sews and custom couture. In print-on-demand is
best for the all season’s company because of its prints and ships wholesale garments (jumpers,
skirts, thermals) to the customers. There is no need to store in the inventory because garments
shipped out when customers order come in. Humanistic theory of management is mainly for the
employees of the company because this theory helps to motivate the employees of the company
and they are not forced to work like machines (Swain, 2014).
The company would structure its operations in this way because it is a small retail company or
resources, and processes, which above mentioned helps in the growth of business and efficiently
managing of processes of the company. This operation is suited for the company and because it
majorly concerns about the sustainable practices and design processes. It is concluded that all
season’s company needs to work on the recruitment process because of the shortage of staff. All
seasons must advertise its products on a large level because all seasons products are famous and
consumers barely order from the website. The resources and processes which company used by
company results into the positive impacts such as an increase in the consumer base (Dongmei,
2014).

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