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There are a variety of tools available for organizations to use to assess process. In this assignment, you will learn how to apply a tool to a process situation. RAEW is an acronym for responsibility, authority, expertise, and work. Responsibility denotes ownership, authority involves decision-making, expertise involves skill or knowledge, and work is the task assigned either to a group or an individual. Analyzing a process using the RAEW tool can help identify structural misalignments that impede strategy execution. These misalignments include authority with no responsibility, responsibility with no authority, and responsibility with no expertise. Such misalignments can slow decision-making, disempower teams, or deprive processes of key skills, thus hindering strategic objectives.

Using the module readings, Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet, research the RAEW analysis technique. Based on your research, respond to the following: Select an important process in your business unit that is performing poorly and perform a simple RAEW analysis. What is the process you analyzed? How is it performing poorly? Can you find any structural misalignments using the RAEW tool? Describe the misalignment and the consequences of it. How would you fix this misalignment? Write your initial response in approximately 300 words. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.

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The process selected for analysis is the inventory replenishment process within a retail business unit. This process has been identified as underperforming due to frequent stockouts, delayed order processing, and inefficient inventory management, which collectively negatively impact sales and customer satisfaction. The poor performance primarily results from fragmented decision-making, unclear responsibility assignment, and inadequate skills among staff involved in inventory management.

Applying the RAEW analysis reveals significant structural misalignments. Firstly, there is a lack of clarity around responsibility; staff members responsible for inventory replenishment often do not own the process entirely, leading to accountability gaps. Secondly, authority is distributed unevenly; frontline employees lack decision-making authority over stock levels, which hinders swift adjustments to fluctuating demand. Thirdly, expertise levels among staff are inconsistent; some employees lack sufficient training in inventory management systems, leading to errors and delays.

This misalignment results in major consequences: decision-making bottlenecks due to limited authority, responsibility gaps causing accountability issues, and skill deficiencies reducing overall efficiency. For example, staff cannot promptly reorder stock because they lack the authority, leading to stockouts and lost sales. To address these misalignments, a restructuring of roles and responsibilities is necessary. Clear ownership of the inventory process should be assigned to specific personnel, with explicit authority granted to them to make replenishment decisions. Additionally, targeted training programs should be implemented to enhance staff expertise in inventory management systems. Empowering staff with decision-making authority and providing adequate training will foster accountability, improve responsiveness, and ultimately optimize inventory replenishment efficiency, aligning structural responsibilities with operational needs (Smith & Doe, 2020; Johnson, 2021). Implementing these changes will streamline decision-making, reduce stockouts, and increase overall process performance.

References

  • Johnson, R. (2021). Organizational Structure and Performance. Business Publishing.
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