Importance of Supervision & Functions of Supervisor
Ensures Issuing of Instructions: the supervisor makes sure that all the instructions are communicated to each and every employee. The top level and middle level, plan out all the instructions but the instructions are issued only by supervisory level management.
Facilitates Control: control means match between actual and planned output. Whenever the workers are under constant supervision or monitoring then step by step check is kept and if they are deviating from plan then immediate instructions are issued by the supervisor. By this constant monitoring, the supervision function ensures strict control over the activities of subordinates.
Optimum Utilization of Resources: when the workers are constantly monitored or observed then they always use the resources in the best possible manner which leads to minimum wastages. But if there is no supervision or check on workers they may result in wastage of resources.
Discipline: the strict supervision and guidance of supervisor encourages the employees and workers to be more disciplined in their activities. Under the guidance of supervisor the workers follow a fixed of strict time and execute the plans in right directions.