Top Star Bakery
A Case Study on Top Star Bakery
Management 12 – G
Group 1
Aseñas, Earl Adrian C.
Buenavista, Gil J.
Dineros, Georgette Mae P.
Lu, Christine Y.
Refamonte, Ma. Nathalie D.
Tubat, Divina Mari A.
March 21, 2014
I. Central Problem.
How will Manny Bautista be able to control the labor costs and introduce his proposed scheme to the workers in a way that minimizes resistance from the workers?
II. Alternative Courses of Action (ACA)
1. Perform a regular assessment on the workers and fire the least effective personnel.
2. Implement a manning system and a stricter management.
3. Implement a piecework rate system, set quota for each employee, and give incentives and rewards, as motivation, for any excess in quota.
*Notes:
1 Each alternative course of action implies that action of abolishing the previous overtime-sharing scheme and suggests no overtime at all.
2 The manning system is the process of assigning specific schedules for each worker. If they choose to take a certain day off, an employee should work on the paperwork needed for an exchange of schedule with another employee.
III. Advantages and Disadvantage of Each Alternative Course of Action
1. Perform a regular assessment on the workers and fire the least effective personnel.
Advantages:
A regular assessment can provide better control on each employee’s job based on the results of the assessment.
Workers will feel motivated to perform better to avoid getting suspended or fired.
Firing the least effective personnel gives the chance to get rid of workers who do not work and contribute to the bakery’s productivity.
Disadvantages:
A regular assessment takes time, effort, and money.
Workers would work harder during assessment time only and would not exert much effort on days when assessment is not done.
Firing employees may trigger the workers to form a union because they may feel offended that their relatives who work in the same bakery were fired.
2. Implement a manning
Management 12 – G
Group 1
Aseñas, Earl Adrian C.
Buenavista, Gil J.
Dineros, Georgette Mae P.
Lu, Christine Y.
Refamonte, Ma. Nathalie D.
Tubat, Divina Mari A.
March 21, 2014
I. Central Problem.
How will Manny Bautista be able to control the labor costs and introduce his proposed scheme to the workers in a way that minimizes resistance from the workers?
II. Alternative Courses of Action (ACA)
1. Perform a regular assessment on the workers and fire the least effective personnel.
2. Implement a manning system and a stricter management.
3. Implement a piecework rate system, set quota for each employee, and give incentives and rewards, as motivation, for any excess in quota.
*Notes:
1 Each alternative course of action implies that action of abolishing the previous overtime-sharing scheme and suggests no overtime at all.
2 The manning system is the process of assigning specific schedules for each worker. If they choose to take a certain day off, an employee should work on the paperwork needed for an exchange of schedule with another employee.
III. Advantages and Disadvantage of Each Alternative Course of Action
1. Perform a regular assessment on the workers and fire the least effective personnel.
Advantages:
A regular assessment can provide better control on each employee’s job based on the results of the assessment.
Workers will feel motivated to perform better to avoid getting suspended or fired.
Firing the least effective personnel gives the chance to get rid of workers who do not work and contribute to the bakery’s productivity.
Disadvantages:
A regular assessment takes time, effort, and money.
Workers would work harder during assessment time only and would not exert much effort on days when assessment is not done.
Firing employees may trigger the workers to form a union because they may feel offended that their relatives who work in the same bakery were fired.
2. Implement a manning