At Johnson Brothers, a manufacturer of outdoor furniture, one department is responsible for cutting the wood according to pattern. Another department is responsible for staining and finishing the wood. Another department is responsible for assembling the stained wood pieces. Based on this information, what type of departmentalization does Johnson Brothers use?

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Sonia Graham

15 July, 18:58

At Johnson Brothers, a manufacturer of outdoor furniture, one department is responsible for cutting the wood according to pattern. Another department is responsible for staining and finishing the wood. Another department is responsible for assembling the stained wood pieces. Based on this information, what type of departmentalization does Johnson Brothers use?

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Ezra Khan · Answer 1

Johnson Brothers outdoor furniture manufacturing consists of the following departments:

- Cutting department

- Staining and finishing department

- Assembling department

As group activities were perform as per function. This departmentalization is regarded as Functional Departmentalization.