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A strict adherence to only one norm say bank loan only may cause some very critical operations to be stalled at times and may result in heavy losses. One has to consider all the aspects and adopt the multiple approach in accordance with Anekānta.
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C. Land - Land includes the factory, offices or the business premises of the organisation. Again a number of variables have to be considered before a decision can be taken about a suitable site. Considerations like cost, distance from the habitation or market-place, distance from the area where the raw material is available, etc are mutually conflicting. The inexpensive land may be very far from the main business district of the town and may not prove profitable in the long run. The transportation of raw materials and final products to far off places may prove quite expensive. So saving on the cost of land may mean a direct saving but may result in indirect expenses, which may be very heavy and adversely affect the profitability of the organisation. The Management has to reconcile these conflicting issues and take a decision in accordance with the rules of multiple approach - Anekānta.
D. Manpower - Again, the hiring of manpower resource is riddled with many conflicting elements like quality versus wages. One has to consider as to which positions are to be filled with well-qualified personnel, of proven ability, at much higher wages and which ones to be filled with those of minimum qualifications at lower wages. One has also to consider as to which staff can be trained on the job and which have to be hired fully trained. All these decisions depend on the multiple approach and are best decided in the light of Anekānta.
E. Machine-Considerations of cost always militate against those of quality. Again, shutting down for regular maintenance and replacement of worn out parts requires
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