Functional Areas in a Business Organization In all industrial companies there are a number of key tasks or functions that must be performed on a regular basis. You need to buy stocks, pay bills, serve customers and handle customer requests. In a small organization all jobs can be performed occasionally by one or two people, however in a large organization people must specialize in many different individual tasks. In a large company it is usually easier to identify separate functional areas because employees work together in departments. Each individual department carries out tasks related to its particular area. The main purpose of functional areas is to ensure that all important business activities are completed. This is essential if the company is to achieve its goals and objectives. Functional Areas of Cadbury, Human Resources Function: The Human Resources function is responsible for recruiting new employees and ensuring that each vacancy is filled by the best person for the job. New employees usually attend an induction program which tells them all about Cadbury and their jobs. The HR function aims to ensure that the company retains good, experienced staff by analyzing turnover data to show the rate at which people are leaving the organisation. Many employees have basic expectations of their employers, they expect to be treated appropriately, paid fairly, to have adequate working conditions, to have training opportunities and support if they are ill or have serious personal problems. Many companies have staff associations that monitor the opinions and conditions of employees and make them known. In other sectors, unions can represent workers, especially with regards to pay and... documentation...d delivery and reporting any problems to the supplier. Materials must be purchased at a competitive price. Today many production processes are automated. This means that machines or robots perform all routine or dangerous jobs. Operator verification that similar productions are working properly by checking consoles and computer screens. The function of the products also includes all of the following aspects of production:1. Production planning2. Production control3. Checking the use of the machine4. Checking the use of the machine5. Controlling the use of personnel6. Final quality checksProduction function:• Ordering raw material inventories• Storage and control of raw material inventories• Planning production schedules• Manufacturing or assembling finished products• Controlling product quality• Carrying out repairs on machinery and equipment.