Effective Staffing and Management Strategies for Organizations

This is a series of answers to questions related to staffing and management in an organization. The first answer suggests that the organization should consider geographic locations with strong educational systems and lower expenses to control costs while having access to quality labor. The second answer suggests that a respected internal staff member with strong leadership skills would be the most effective candidate for the job of plant manager. The third answer emphasizes the importance of both person/organization and person/job match for efficient staffing decisions. The fourth answer suggests that the plant should make existing employees regular employees and reduce the workforce size by eliminating non-key jobs to attain stability. The fifth answer suggests that understaffing the plant would make sense as an initial strategy to reduce labor costs and keep existing employees in a learning situation.