Analyzing HRM Challenges and Solutions for BN Forey Business

This report provides an in-depth analysis of the Human Resource Management (HRM) issues faced by BN Forey, a business firm. The report identifies key problems, including warehousing issues leading to increased production costs, logistics issues stemming from inaccurate demand forecasting and health and safety concerns, marketing issues due to lack of transparency, employee retention problems due to long working hours and lack of respect, and IT issues related to inefficient leadership. To address these challenges, the report proposes solutions such as implementing a just-in-time approach, improving communication between departments, taking strict actions against inefficient IT heads, and increasing the workforce. The report also includes an implementation plan detailing the costs and responsibilities associated with each solution, along with a risk register identifying potential risks and mitigation strategies. The report concludes with a summary of the findings and recommendations to improve the company's HRM practices.

INDIVIDUAL COURSEWORK HR ON BN
FOREY.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
In every business multiple people operate in varied departments and all of them have different
attitude and beliefs. Such kind of things lead to clashes in the business. In the current research
study case of BN Foray is analysed and it is identified that firm is facing multiple issues like
clashes between employees and elevation in cost etc. In order to solve such kind of problems
business firm can increase its workforce, can conduct counselling sessions and can adopt just in
time approach. Mitigation strategies must be also being prepared in order to tackle risk that is
associated with proposed plans. By doing so situation can be managed in proper manner.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Table of Contents.............................................................................................................................2
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
Primary HRM issues on BN Forey..................................................................................................1
Proposal for problem solution.........................................................................................................2
Implementation problem..................................................................................................................3
Risk register.....................................................................................................................................4
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
In the present research study HRM issues that BN Forey faced in its business are discussed
in detail. Along with this, solutions are also proposed that must be followed in order to solve the
business problem. In middle part of the report risk register is prepared where risks are given that
may arise when proposed plan going to implement. At end of the report mitigation strategies are
given that must be followed by the firm in order to handle situation.
Primary HRM issues on BN Forey
Warehousing issue
Firm is facing warehouse issue under which cost of production is high in the business and due to
this reason sales price of the product is high in the market. Firm products do not sell at fast pace
and remain in warehouse because of which cost of production increased. Apart from this, some
times employees suffered from disease or become injured due to which cost of employment
increase. All these things cumulatively lead to increase in cost of production at workplace.
Logistic Issue
The HR of BN Forey faces issues related to Logistic issue and the team indulge in the logistic is
consider the core function for the smooth running of company. In that, HR managers faces issues
relate to health and safety issues that needs to be managed using best leadership. For that Jo a
team leader also accused Miles who is health and safety executive to leave a team at dangerous
situation. In the same time, Jo also faces issue related to complying with health and safety needs
of the employees and that is why, he needs to make changes within a business. She is responsible
for importing vodka for some of the evening cocktail snack products. These products have been
flying off the shelf and she has been importing surprisingly large quantities of vodka. This reflect
that Jo failed to estimate accurate demand which is one of the main logistics issue. Health
department failed to provide support to logistics department in respect to ensuring that employees
working in relevant department are healthy. This is one of major issue,
Marketing issue
Jarka Cuperova who is the chief marketing officer of BN Forey faces issues regarding the
level of performance of the company in respect of marketing function. The function of marketing
is distributed with the group of some people according to the category of the product. Marketing
officer finds that due to this structure, there is lack of transparency in communication and
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objectives of different groups also contradicts with each other. As per the customer survey, it has
been found out that there are various health related issues that are increased in previous 12
months. Therefore, company should consider these issues for improving the performance.
Employee retention issue
In the business firm higher pay is given to the employees but they are not given due respect
which ultimately affect their work. For long work hours employees have to work in the company.
Such kind of environment frustrate employees at the workplace. Managers does not appraise
employees and even do not support them properly. It is one of major issue at workplace.
IT issue
Mark has a reputation for being efficient, detail conscious, arrogant and abrasive and has a
high turnover in his team. This issue involves leadership and management.
Proposal for problem solution
In order to solve relevant problem, it is very important for the managers to adopt specific
approach like just in time. Just in time is the strategy under which raw items are ordered by
considering production schedules. Important point to note is that units need to be produced is
determined on basis of product demand in the market. According to demand units will be
produced and by considering units that need to be purchase material will be order time to time.
By doing so cost cutting can be done in the business (Bitzer and Glasbergen, 2015). By
following this approach logistics and warehousing issue can be solved to great extent.
In order to solve health and safety issue in logistics department business firm must ensure
that time to time meeting is organized between health and safety department and logistics
department head. According to requirements strategy will be implemented on time and better
understanding will be developed between both departments heads (Macdonald, Kleinaltenkamp
and Wilson, 2016).
Other major problem is IT issue and under this either IT head can be changed or strict
actions can be taken against present IT head. This is because IT head arrogant behaviour and
wrong attitude is creating lots of problem for the employees at the workplace. Such kind of
things demotivate employees to work in the company. Even employees do not like to put their
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efforts at the workplace for achievement of target. Hence, it can be said that it is important to
take step immediately.
In context of marketing issues, company must develop transparency between team members,
marketing officer communicate with their group of people and make discussion based on work
which is essential and helpful to solve issue which they faced for long period. With the help of
effective communication and transparency marketing officer will achieve their business objective
effectively and increase profitability of business (Brooks, El-Gayar and Sarnikar, 2015).
In context of employee retention problem, workers are facing many problems due to late
working hours for which company do not pay good salary packages to them, in order to retain
talented applicants with business, management should increase workforce of the employees
which help to increase their morale and loyalty towards company.
Implementation problem
In order to implement above proposed solutions there is need to prepare proper
implementation plan. Implementation plan is given below.
Proposed plan Costing Responsibility
Just in time In order to implement Just in
time method software must be
purchase. Cost of purchase of
software may be nearby to
1000 USD. In the software
entire information about
inventory purchase, unused
items and bottleneck level will
be available which will assist
managers in making better
decisions.
In order to implement Just in
time approach there will be
material or production
manager who will be
responsible to look after
effective implementation of
the Just in time approach at
the workplace (Trenkov and
Ianakiev, 2016).
Meeting There is no cost of holding a
meeting.
HR manager will be
responsible to conduct
meeting between health and
safety manager and logistics
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department manager.
Counselling of IT manager There is no costing of this
proposal.
Top manager must time to
time hold meeting with its IT
manager and must identify if
same face any issues. Time to
time meeting must be hold
with IT manager subordinates
and if any issue identified then
strict action must be taken
against them (Jacobson. and
et.al., 2015).
Develop transparency No cost. On company portal target for
each team in each nation must
be given. This is because such
kind of things will lead to
transparency and no confusion
among managers at workplace
(Glen and et.al., 2015).
Increase workforce No cost. HR manager and top managers
need to ensure that workforce
is increased at the workplace.
This is because current
workforce is doing overtime
which frustrate them on office.
Hence, workforce must be
increase so that burden on
existing employees can be
reduced to some extent.
Risk register
Risk Probability Impact Significance Risk score Mitigation
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strategy
Cost
elevation
Chances of
cost elevation
is high
because it is
estimated that
cost of
purchase of
software may
be near to
1000 USD.
Cost may be
higher than
expected.
Moreover,
there are
chances that
plan prepared
may prove
ineffective for
the business
firm.
High High 80 Thorough
research must be
done to identify
required
software at low
price. Moreover,
multiple plan
must be
prepared and if
one failed then
other one can be
used to solve
problem (Prelec,
Seung and
McCoy, 2017).
Lack of
coordination
There are
higher
chances of
lack of
coordination.
It is possible
that
counsellor
can suggest to
High High 70 If plan prepared
failed then in
that case strict
action threat can
be given to IT
manager so as to
motivate it
implement
recommendation
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IT manager
but same
failed to
implement
changes.
Thus, time to
time
monitoring is
needed and,
in this regard,
there must be
proper
coordination
among both
of them.
given during
counselling
sessions
(Gunawan, Lau,
and
Vansteenwegen,
2016).
Hiring of
wrong
candidates as
employees
It is possible
that HR
department
hire wrong
candidate. In
many
business
firms current
employees
known people
are preferred
for vacant
posts. In such
situation
many times
wrong
High High 90 Policy need to
be changed and
aptitude test
must be used to
check individual
mental
capability. By
doing so it can
be ensured that
right candidate
is selected for
the job.
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candidates are
selected as
employees
which prove
harmful for
company.
CONCLUSION
On the basis of above discussion, it is concluded that relevant firm is facing problems on
multiple fronts and it is very important to take steps to handle such kind of situations. Workforce
must be increased and treated in proper manner. Advance tools must be used to evaluate business
operations and by doing so situation can be handle in proper manner.
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