The top management of Clear Chemical Inc. creates a strategic plan to enter new product markets within a period of five years. The company's middle management creates six-month plans to ensure that the objectives of the strategic plan are properly implemented. Along with these plans, each department creates short-term plans that specify the actions to be taken by specific employees and teams to meet the objectives of the strategic plan and the six-month plans. These short-term plans established at the departmental level are referred to as

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These short-term plans established at the departmental level are referred to as operational plans. Operational plans are very short term and specify what actions specific individuals, work groups, or departments need to accomplish in order to achieve the tactical plan and ultimately the strategic plan.

The Top Management of Clear Chemical Inc