Sunny who is employee in a mobile manufacturing company, has target of assembling 50 mobile phones in a day. Due to his habit of doing things differently, he thought of an idea, which not only reduces assembling time but also reduces cost of production. But to his surprise, Sunnys supervisor didn't appreciate him and told him to complete the work as per the methods and techniques decided earlier as nothing can be changed now.

The above Para describes one of the limitations of planning function of management. Name that limitation.

Planning reduces creativity

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Planning reduces creativity.

The limitation of planning reflected in the given scenario is: "Planning reduces creativity." Sunny's supervisor insists on following the established methods and techniques, not appreciating Sunny's creative idea for improving the assembly process. This highlights a situation where rigid adherence to planned methods may stifle creativity and innovative thinking.