Based on the following case-study, answer the question.

Mr. Arfaaz had been heading the production department of writewell products Ltd., a firm manufacturing stationery items. The firm secured an export order that had to be completed on a priority basis and production targets were defined for all the employees. One of the workers, Mr. Bhanu Prasad, fell short of his daily production target by 10 units for two days consecutively. Mr. Arfaaz approached Ms Vasundhara, the CEO of the company to file a complaint against Mr. Bhanu Prasad and requested her to terminate his services.

Select the functions that are  inseparable twins of management.

Planning and Controlling

The correct answer is option (4) : Planning and Controlling

Planning and controlling are inseparable twins of management A system of control presupposes the existence of certain standards. These standards of performance which serve as the basis of controlling are provided by planning. Once a plan becomes operational, controlling is necessary to monitor the progress, measure it, discover deviations and initiate corrective measures to ensure that events conform to plans. Thus, planning without controlling is meaningless. Similarly, controlling is blind without planning. If the standards are not set in advance, managers have nothing to control. When there is no plan, there is no basis of controlling