Types Of Control Systems

Control systems are mechanisms designed to help achieve the desired performance and can be specifically designed for the activity being controlled.

There are three main categories:-

•    Managerial discretion
•    Timing and
•    Information

Manegerial Discretion: relates to amount of discretion that an individual manager has in completing the task i.e the degree of freedom or authority to make decisions or choices about a particular situation.

Timing: This depends upon where in the on going activities the control technique is used. It can be used before an activity is used, during and after. Output controls measure and evaluate results of behaviour. Behavioural monitor, measure and evaluate behaviour as it occurs

Information control :deal with type of information handled by the control system eg financial or human resource