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An organizational chart (often called organization chart, org chart, organigram(me), or organogram) is a diagram that shows the structure of an organization and the relationships and relative ranks of its parts and positions/jobs.
History
[edit]Early civilisation figurative examples of organizational activity depicted
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Standard of Ur, war side, c. 2600 BC
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Standard of Ur,peace side, c. 2600 BC
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Standard of Ur at British Museum
- Egypt
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Agricultural Scenes, Tomb of Nakht, 1400–1390 BC
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Depiction of craftworkers in ancient Egypt
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Scene from Book of the Dead, c. 1075–945 BCE
- Maya
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Relief with Enthroned Ruler, 8th c.
- Classical Greece, Hellenism, Rome
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Greece; Part of Parthenon Frieze, 4th c. BC
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Hellenistic, Alexander Mosaic, 100 BC
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Roman soldiers and Germans, 235 CE
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Gordian III and senators, 3th c.
- Early Christianity, Europe
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Court of Emperor Justinian, 547
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Empress Theodora and attendants, 547
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Harbaville Triptych, 10th c.
Medieval examples of organizational structures depicted
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Byrthferth enchiridion, ca. 1080
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Hortus Deliciarum, Die Philosophie mit den sieben freien Künsten, 1180
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Family tree of medieval noble family, 12th century
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Coronation of Henry the Lion, 12th century
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Shield of the Trinity from a manuscript of Peter of Poitiers' writings, c. 1210.
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Jacob van Maerlants, Der naturen bloeme, 13th c.
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King Arthur - Chronicle of England, 1307
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King Henry I and the sinking White Ship, 1307
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King Henry II England and Thomas Becket, 1307
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Round Table in the Grand Hall, Winchester, England, United-Kingdom, 1348
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St. Thomas Aquinas Between Doctors of the Old and New Testaments, 1366
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Philip IV of France, 14th century
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Organizational Structure of the Empire of the Holy Roman Empire in Nuremberg Chronicle, 1493
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Tuebinger Hausbuch Freie Kuenste, 15th century
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Double-headed eagle with coats of arms of individual states, symbol of the Holy Roman Empire, 1510
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Earlier examples of pure schemata can be found in the 9th-10th century work of Alcuin's Disputatio de rhetorica et de virtutibus regis Karli et Albini magistri. see for example here, at Digitale Bibliothek - Münchener; or in similar works here at the Bern, Burgerbibliothek; here at St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek.
19th century, rise of modern organizational chart
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Royal Society of Arts (Great Britain), 1808
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New York and Erie Railroad Company, 1835
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Listing of company officials and principal officers, 1848
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New York and Erie Railroad Diagram representing a plan of organization by D.C. McCallum, 1855
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New York and Erie Railroad Company directors and officers, 1856
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Listing of principal officers by D.C. McCallum, 1856
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Table of rate and direction of subordination of railroad company by George Leonard Vose, 1857
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USSC Org chart by John Y. Culyer, 1863
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Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad Company, 1866
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Mobile & Ohio Company, 1885
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Present organization of an Arsenal by Captain Henry Metcalfe, 1885
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Proposed Organization of Arsenal by Captain Henry Metcalfe, 1885
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, 1888
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Skeleton of a Railroad Organization by Edward Porter Alexander, 1889
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Scheme of authority of Railroad Company by T.H Browne, 1894.
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Staff Organisation Diagram by Lewis, J. Slater, 1896
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National Export Exhibition, officers and associates, 1899
20th century
[edit]1900s, rise of general application of organizational charts
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United States Rubber Company organization chart, 1902
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General subdivision of the departments of a machine shop, 1903
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Further subdivision of the departments of a machine shop, 1903
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Steubenville Traction & Light Co., 1904
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Detroit, Monroe & Toledo Short Line Railway, 1905
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Father Hagerty's Wheel of Fortune, 1905
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Chart of Business Organization, 1905
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Chart of Purchasing Department, 1905
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Chart of Advertising Department, 1905
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Chart of Sales Department, 1905
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Chart of Stock Department, 1905
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Chart of Order Department, 1905
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Chart of Shipping Department, 1905
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Organizational Chart, 1905
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Segregation of an Industrial Body into Authorities and Departments, 1905
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Graphic Chart, showing the System of Organization and Management of the Modern American Shop or Manufacturing Plant, 1906
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1908
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Chart of Duties, Responsibilities and Authorities of Department Heads, 1909.
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Chart of a Corporate Manufacturing Enterprise, 1909.
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Chart of a Corporate Trading Enterprise, 1909.
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A Chart of Working Authorities in a Manufacturing Business, 1909
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Chart of Working Authorities in a Trading Business, 1909
1910s
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1910
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Outline of Organization Chart, 1914
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Organization Chart of a large Company Manufacturing Stoves, 1914
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Chart showing Internal Organization of Specialty Store, 1915
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Chart showing Internal Organization of Department Store, 1915
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Wheeled chart of National Bureau of Standards activities, 1915
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Class battle fronts diagram, 1917
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US Federal fuel administrators, 1917 (1)
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US Federal fuel administrators, 1917 (2)
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Tabulating Machine Co Org. Chart, 1917
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Schemat organizacyjny, 1918
1920s
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Municipal Railway of SF org chart July 1921
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Radial tree - Graphic Statistics in Management, 1924
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Plan of Organization for National Livestock Producers Association by Randall (1), 1928
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Plan of Organization for National Livestock Producers Association by Randall (1), 1928
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Plan of Organization for National Livestock Producers Association by Randall (3), 1928
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WERAG Organigramm, 1929
1930s-40s
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UN-chart, 1931
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Reichsmusikkammer Organigramm, 1934
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Panzer division 1941 organization chart, 1941
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Organigramm Aufgaben einer Propagandakompanie, 1941
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GuadOrg2, 1942
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Cart wheel J. Forces, 1943
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Naval Air Training Command, 1943
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Naval Air Transport Service chart, 1943
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1943
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USAAF Reorganization Chart, 1943
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Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force, 6 June 1944
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1944
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1944
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Manhattan Project Organization Chart, 1946
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CIA Organization, 1947
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8th AF OC, 1947
1950s-1990s
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1950
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1952
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1952
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1952
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1952
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1953
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1954–62
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1955
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1956-57
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Drawn in 1959
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1960
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1961
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1961
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1961
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1961
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1963
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1975
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1981
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1989
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1996
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1998 (depicting 1943)
21st century
[edit]2000–09
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2000
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2002
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2004
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2005
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2005
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2006
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2006
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2006
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2007
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2007
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2007
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2008
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2008
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2008
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2008
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2008
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2008
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2008
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2008
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2008
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2009
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2009
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2009
2010s
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2010
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2010
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2010
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2010
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2010
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2010
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2010
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Government of the United States, 2011.
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Department of National Defence, Canada, 2011
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Doppler Gruppe, 2011
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US Department of Defence, 2012
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2012
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McDonald's Corporate Structure, 2012
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2012
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2012
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2013
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2013
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2013
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2013
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2014
Types of organizational charts
[edit]Specific organizational structures
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Line
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Line staf
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Project organization
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Corporate structure
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Security clearance organizational chart
Different shapes of organizational diagrams
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3D Bubble diagram
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Concetric
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Conceptual model
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Infographic
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Network
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Pie
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Radial tree
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Table
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Timeline
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Tree, horizontal
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Tree, vertical
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Venn diagram
Present versus proposed charts
[edit]The use of charts as a designers tool
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Present organization of an Arsenal by Captain Henry Metcalfe, 1885
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Proposed Organization of Arsenal by Captain Henry Metcalfe, 1885
Features
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Flat or wide organization
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Long organization
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Communication lines
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With icons
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With flows
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With map
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Pin wall
Tools
[edit]Charts in practice
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1945
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1947
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2001
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2008
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2011
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2012
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2016
See also
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