Planning Premises:
It constitutes the framework within which planning is done.
It constitutes the framework within which planning is done.
- bedrock for future course of action.
- it forecasts
- also considers past even for deriving planning.
Types of Planning premises:
Internal and external:
Internal- sales forecast, ability and skills of workers, policies an programs.
External- political, social, economical and technological forces.
Controllable, Semi-controllable, and non controllable:
Controllable- material, money and machines
Semi controllable- labour relations and market strategy
non Controllable- government policy, international trade agreements, wars, natural calamities and innovations.
Tangible or Intangible:
Tangible- expressed in terms of quantitative units
Intangible- not measurable like attitude, public relations, etc
Difficulties faced by planners;
1. selecting what premises to use
2. evaluating the benefits obtained from the use of the premises
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