tactics

Examples of tactics in the following topics:

• Strategic versus tactical operations decisions

  • Tactical operations decisions have short to medium term impact on the organization, often involve less commitment of resources, and can be changed more easily than strategic decisions.
  • Tactical decisions include workforce scheduling, establishing quality assurance procedures, contracting with vendors, and managing inventory.

• Introduction

• Routing

  • At the tactical level of supply chain activities, the transportation strategy of goods must be considered.

• Strikes

  • This is either because the union refuses to endorse the tactic, or because the workers concerned are not unionized.
  • A similar tactic is the work-in, where employees occupy the workplace but still continue work, often without pay.
  • This tactic attempts to show they are still useful, or that worker self-management can be successful.
  • Another unconventional tactic is work-to-rule, in which workers perform their tasks exactly as they are required but no better.

• Lockouts

  • Employers are generally motivated to prevent, mitigate the impact of, and undermine strikes when they occur by using a variety of tactics.
  • Unions faced with a strikebreaking situation may try to inhibit the use of strikebreakers by a variety of methods, establishing picket lines where the strikebreakers enter the workplace; discouraging strike breakers from taking, or from keeping strikebreaking jobs; raising the cost of hiring strikebreakers for the company; or employing public relations tactics.

• Licensing

  • When considering strategic entry into an international market, licensing is a low-risk and relatively fast foreign market entry tactic.
  • When considering entering international markets, there are some significant strategic and tactical decisions to be made.

• Analytical Mindset

  • Deriving, interpreting, and communicating patterns within data allows managers to make informed strategic and tactical decisions.
  • Depending on the particular role, industry, organization and objectives, a manager may use one or more of the following analytical models to frame tactical and strategic questions:

• Operations Management

  • Tactical operations decisions have short to medium term impact on the organization, often involve less commitment of resources, and can be changed more easily than strategic decisions.
  • The following are some tactical decisions:
  • Strategic and tactical operations decisions determine how well the organization can accomplish its goals.

• Skills for building positive relationships

  • Negotiation skills are necessary for managers to ensure they understand the goals and tactics of others.

• Inventory Management

  • Supply chain activities can be grouped into strategic, tactical, and operational levels.