1. Application #1: Staffing Strategy for a New Plant
1. What geographic location might be best for the plant in terms of attracting sufficient quantity and quality of labor, especially for the key jobs?
2. Should the plant manager come from inside the current managerial ranks or be sought from the outside?
3. Should staffing be based on just the person/job match or also on the person/organization match?
4. Would it make sense to staff the plant initially with a flexible workforce by using temporary employees and then shift over to a core workforce if it looks like the plant will be successful?
5. In the early stages should the plant be fully staffed, understaffed, or overstaffed?
6. Will employee retention be a problem, and if so, how would this affect the viability of the new plant?