Typrite is a relatively small family limited company based in Warrenpoint, Co. Down. It was established in 1985 and is involved in the manufacturing and distribution of a wide range of printing consumables, namely, ink cartridges, laser toner cartridges, thermal transfer fax rolls, etc. It sells primarily to businesses, although it sells directly to the public at its stores. manufacturing plant in Warrenpoint. In 2008, Typerite exported its products to 33 countries around the world. In the 1990s, Typerite employed over 100 people as the work involved in the manufacturing process was manual in nature and labor intensive. Today, thanks to technological advances in the field, they employ 30 people. Staff members include: Gary Barlow who is the owner and acts as Managing Director, his wife and co-owner Florence Barlow who is company secretary, their daughter Cathy Gamble who looks after the sales and marketing of the company, Fiona Boyle who is office manager, Jim Coglan who is Purchasing Manager and Tracey Tsang, Marketing Manager. The staff recall consists of production supervisors and production staff. For the purposes of this assignment, I will review and evaluate the structure and design of Typerite Ltd. Typrite as well as any organization is made up of certain parts or departments, namely sales and marketing department, administration. Purchasing Department and Production Department. These groupings can be described as the division of labor, according to specialization, use of the same set of resources or shared expertise of staff members as described in (Mullins). These elements are interdependent on each other and therefore some form of cooperation is necessary for the organization to exist and function as a whole. This requires some sort of deliberate structural system. The structure allows different functions and processes to be clearly assigned to different departments and employees. “Structure is the pattern of relationships between positions in organizations and among members of the organization. The structure makes possible the application of the management process and creates a framework of order and command through which the activities of the organization can be planned, organized, directed and controlled. (Mullins)Organizations are structured in different ways, depending on many aspects, including their size, objectives, culture and management style. It is important to examine these aspects as they influence the design and structure of the business..