The summer season can be a source of pleasure and excitement for many people. The warm weather provides many opportunities to both adults and children for outdoor activities. Although this season is a source of pleasure for most, it can be a very stressful time for warehouse supervisors at Blue Grocery Stores, Inc. During the summer months, shift supervisors must deal with daily and even weekly personnel shortages. Senior staff consistently calling in sick and taking vacations because of the pleasant weather causes these shortages. "Supervisor's name", a first and second shift supervisor, has had to deal with this problem for a number of years. To compensate for staff shortages in the past, "Supervisor's first name" has tried unsuccessfully to implement the usage of temporary workers. The summer months are again approaching, and "Supervisor's name" needs a new plan of action to make this summer season a success.
The first step in finding a solution to the company's problem is to evaluate the current situation. The problem that Blue Grocery Stores must deal with is the shortage of warehouse personnel during the summer months. One of the major causes of this problem stems from absent senior staff members. Most of the staff wants to take their vacation during the same time, summer. In addition, the number of personal and sick days taken during this period increases tremendously. One can safely ascertain from these actions that the staff does not want to work during much of these months. .
The summer staff shortages at this company affect many aspects of the business. First, dealing with this problem creates additional work for the warehouse supervisors. The additional work comes in the form of recruiting temporary staff to compensate for personnel shortages. This additional work takes the supervisors" time away from their normal duties. With management's attention taken away from existing personnel, many problems could arise.
