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Case Study on Blue Grocery Stores

            This case study of Arthur Reed and Blue Grocery Stores will reveal the existing .
             problems that Reed has today at his warehouse with employees wanting to take vacation .
             at the same time and part-time employees not being reliable to show up to work when .
             called. Some questions that would arise immediately would be why he is letting all of his .
             employees take off at the same time? What kind of incentive package could he create in .
             order to keep his part-time employees reliable? In the following paragraphs there will be .
             recommendations as to how to better manage his warehouse and employees in order to be .
             a more successful operation. .
             Reed is the warehouse supervisor for Blue Grocery Stores and has worked .
             as a warehouse supervisor in the grocery business for over twenty years and earned the .
             respect of the grocery industry. Being faced with replacement of sick and vacationing .
             workers, along with workers hired on a part-time basis this has continued to be a full time .
             task for Reed. He is also faced with his full-time workers taking vacation during the .
             summer months plus taking sick days. With the base pay being at $6.00 per hour Reed is .
             having a hard time keeping his part-time employees on and being dependable. .
             There are several questions that need to be asked up front, not really knowing .
             how much flexibility that Reed has within the company. Could he give incentive .
             packages to take vacation during the winter months? Could he give his part-time .
             employees more money per hour too makes them more dependable? What about his .
             replacement, when he takes vacation, is there going to be someone that can fill in and .
             take on the responsibility? These are just a few questions, but let's say that Arthur has .
             full support of his seniors and his superiors accept his decisions.
             Here are a few recommendations to Reed's problems. .
             a. Give his full-time employees the option of taking vacation during the .


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