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This 8 page paper looks at a case study supplied by the student and outlines the way in which a company adapt and change to meet the producing needs for a customer in a cost effective manner. The paper concentrates on the human resource management issues and way that theories of the human relations school of though should be developed and tools such as rotation and the use f participative design. The bibliography cites 109 sources.
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product, to be developed and supplied. The current shift pattern and machinery are producing the maximum capacity, so without increasing the machinery, the only way of increasing capacity is to
increase the active time of the machinery, and increase the shift patterns. The problem is not only the limited way in which the increased capacity will be implemented,
but also the morale of the staff on this production run. They are the best employees, with the highest skill level, and although membership of this team gives them a
level of recognition, they are not paid any extra amount, and are becoming very de-motivated. The CEO realises that to make the changes there may need to be some changes
in the payment of the employees to recognise there additional contribution to the company. However, as the goods are not supplied under any long-term contract, and the new product is
a move away the customers core competences, there is the need to develop a system that is flexible enough to return to the older system if the orders to not
continue. The issue here is to maximise resources and create more value so that the profits can be retained. For the company this means not only in terms of operations,
but also in terms of the staff. The level of motivations needs to be increased, and although a level of recognition is already granted, and some increase in pay, such
as an additional shift allowance for the changes may be appreciated and also reversible. Motivation requires more than money and as such the company needs to look at taking a
more flexible approach, that will allow the employees feel appreciated and well as empowering them in line with the ideas in the human relations school of management. We have
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