Discussion Board: Location Analysis and Logistical Integration
This week we examine and build an entire supply chain network. One critical issue is location decisions. Many manufacturing facilities are located near resources (supply) or consumers (demand). Pick any manufacturer that has information available about the company online. Where are they manufacturing their product? Why did they choose that location? Make sure to list and analyze all the major factors in their decision. Address the company’s logistical systems? In your opinion is it successful? Why or why not?
Post a substantive response to each question (minimum 250 words).
You are the HR Manager for ABC Company. Based on the information in the R&R Strategy Exercise, what can you do to improve recruitment? Include 3 action items.
Reply in a scholarly and substantive manner to the following two classmates with at least 100 words.
(Christine)
Unfortunately, high turnover is normal within a call center. There are many issues with ABC. First, the pay is super low, even for local community college students. You get what you pay for. Second, most of the employees are part time so that they are not given health benefits. That right there is another major setback. Adults need benefits and will stay at jobs if they have good benefits they want to hold onto. Be upfront from the beginning and then recruit. Make sure people are interested in a low paying, part time, no benefits position. A recruitment plan is a strategy of actions designed to streamline the hiring processes and act as a guideline for sourcing, qualifying, and interviewing job seekers. It acts as a timeline of events and actions to find qualified applicants while minimizing downtime for the company.
1) Realistic expectations
Before you can post a job, you have to be clear about what qualifications and other job elements you are requiring. Don’t wait until you’re actually offering the job to explain the terms, as many job prospects will be excited for an offer and may regret the decision later. Instead, during the interview give the basic information: salary, working hours, sick and holiday leave, and other information. All of this will give the person a clear understanding of exactly what you’re looking for.
An employee value proposition is a message you will target your candidate persona with. Why should your potential candidates come to work for your company? What can you offer them that other companies can’t?
3) Identify your candidate
Identify your ideal candidate by defining your candidate persona.
A candidate persona is the semi-fictional representation of your ideal job candidate. Maybe a fresh out of college student isn’t ideal, since you know they will move on. Perhaps try hiring retirees and close to retirement age, whom already have medicare and are looking to keep busy and have a little extra money. Try to pinpoint their interests outside the work, habits, motivation and goals.
A company who sells higher end products should have higher benefits and pay in order to maintain excellent customer service and a reputation.
References:
Recruiting and Attracting Talent, Author: James Breaugh, Ph.D
Published by SHRM Foundation, 2009
Recruitment & Selection: Hiring the Right Person, Author: Myrna L. Gusdorf, Published by SHRM,
It looks as if there maybe underline issues. I would love to know the actual call volume. Are there enough employees for the volume? If staffing is not staffed correctly it will lead to great pressure among the employees. I would like to know if there are language/communication barriers as this is a worldwide market. For the employees this can make the job difficult if they cannot understand what is being asked and thy cannot make a customer satisfied if they cannot deliver communication back. How Is the management, or they receptive and collaborating? Is one shift doing better than the other? How about collecting employee feedback biweekly trying to capture raw insight right away verses waiting for an exit interview, when employees are less likely to speak upon the real issues. They should also reevaluate the job description and demands allowing to seek qualified and willing employees that can handle the high demand. Add an additional week of training to deepen the footings of the new employees. Broaden their marketing for recruitment as well. Considering there are different shifts consider hiring older individuals as well. A lot of mothers like part time hours and different shift options. Allow employees to have work perks to keep them excited.
Leadership and Change Management – Discussion Board Response – atleast 500 words
Review the case Walt Disney’s Dennis Hightower – Taking Charge (Jick & Peiperl, 2011). The case series begins as Dennis Hightower takes on a new senior level international management position with the consumer products division of Walt Disney company in Europe. The case has been used at Harvard Business School as a part of examining General Managers in international settings who face the challenges and dynamics of organizational change.
In light of the reading for the week, discuss the following:
Discussion forum are the online component of the class. As such, they are a collaborative team oriented method of learning the course content. As such, each student Will provide a direct response to the discussion board question posted in each forum. Responses are required to be at least 500 words, demonstrates the competency and critical thinking skill as related to the topic under discussion. Further, a minimum of 3 peer-reviewed articles are required for each initial discussion board response.
4. For what reasons do executives spend an average of about 30 hours per week in meetings?
Chapter 13 – Teams, groups and Team work
5. In what way is being a member of a virtual team much like being a telecommuter?
6. In what way does the position of a project manager resemble that of a general manager, including a CEO?
This assignment must be sent through the turn it in link shown below. Please, check carefully the originality of your submission. Cite external references to support your answers in both within the text and in the references part as mandated by APA style. Multiple academic references and citation. the text book cannot be used as the sole source.
Chapters are on the question, and professor ask some external citations
