Three Steps to Responsible Management

摘要

Responsibility centers focus expertise and manage a specialized aspect of an organization. Equipment, equipment management and all the functions needed to properly manage an equipment fleet are invariably grouped together in a single responsibility center. These centers range from "shops," which are small operations that move, repair, store and look after the fleet, to "equipment divisions," larger complex operations with clearly stated functional and financial responsibilities. Defining the role these centers play within a company and maintaining relationships is not a simple task, especially when equipment and field operations are mutually interdependent and where decisions taken by one can have a profound impact on the other. Roles, responsibilities, authority and accountability must be clearly defined, but nothing is achieved when teamwork between equipment and operations breaks down and when each sees the other as inhibiting rather than facilitating success.