Management is broken down into four basic functions: Controlling, Leading, Organizing and Planning. Continuing with the scenario from unit 1, as part of management you now need to make a decision about how to manufacture the product; you have 3 possible options:
 
 
Establish manufacturing of all 
components
 and final assembly.
Establish final 
assembly only
 operation with components purchased from local vendors.
Outsource
 the entire manufacturing operation to an 
offshore
 company.
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After making your decision, write a 2–3 page APA paper that:
Describes the characteristics of the four functions of management.
Describes your manufacturing option decision.
Explains the pros and cons of that decision and the logic you used in reaching that decision.
Discusses the impact that decision might have on the controlling, leading, organizing, and planning functions of management.
Please submit your assignment of 2–3 pages in APA format. 
Submitting your assignment in APA format means, at a minimum, you will need the following:
TITLE PAGE.
 Remember the running head: AND TITLE IN ALL CAPITALS.
ABSTRACT.
 A summary of your paper, not an introduction. Begin writing in third person voice.
BODY. 
The body of your paper begins on the page following the title page and abstract page and must be double-spaced (be careful not to triple- or quadruple-space between paragraphs). The type face should be 12-pt. Times Roman or 12-pt. Courier in regular black type. Do not use color, bold type, or italics except as required for APA level headings and references. The deliverable length of the body of your paper for this assignment is 2-3 pages. In-body academic citations to support your decisions and analysis are required. A variety of academic sources is encouraged.
REFERENCE PAGE. 
References that align with your in-body academic sources are listed on the final page of your paper. The references must be in APA format using appropriate spacing, hang indention, italics, and upper and lower case usage as appropriate for the type of resource used. Remember, the Reference Page is not a bibliography but a further listing of the abbreviated in-body citations used in the paper. Every referenced item must have a corresponding in-body citation