Question

The Walmart store manager in Fayetteville, Arkansas, is engaged in _____________when developing a quarterly expense budget or making out weekly employee work schedules.

Answer 1

The Walmart store manager in Fayetteville, Arkansas, is engaged in Tactical planning when developing a quarterly expense budget or making out weekly employee work schedules.

Explanation:

To achieve the long-term objectives set by strategic planning in an organization, tactical planning is done to set short-term targets and action plans. The phase of tactical planning happens in real-time, following the short-term results.

Hence, the horizon is shorter than the strategic plans and this kind of planning is usually carried out by separate departments or functions of the business. Therefore tactical planning in an enterprise is the prerogative of middle / departmental level managers.