Posted: July 22nd, 2016

Evaluating the performance of a grievance system?

Should current grievance and arbitration procedures be revised? If so, what do you recommend? Support your answer.
Support your views with the following, referencing the course materials, Web sites, and personal experience:
Management s traditional approach to expanding discretion over work rules, including managements rights.

Reasons why grievances are filed; cite one example.

Functions of the grievance and arbitration procedures; and connections between grievance procedures and other aspects of labor management relationships.

Evaluating the performance of a grievance system.

3.
You are the owner of a U.S. based bicycle manufacturing business. You currently manufacture bicycles in Seattle. Market demand for bicycles is expected to double in the next five years. Your sales in the United States are currently 100 percent. However, you hope to expand your business within the next two years. You are currently considering opening a new facility in China, Italy, or Mexico.
Where would you propose locating a new manufacturing facility? Why? How would you make this decision? Which critical success factors are most important in your analysis? What concerns would you have about expanding the business internationally versus within the United States? Why?
4.The transportation model attempts to find the lowest cost means of shipping from several origins to several destinations. Assume that you are the manager of a multinational manufacturing organization. You have production plants in the United States and Germany. Product A is made in the United States and Product B is made in Germany. Product C is made in both these locations. You currently have distribution centers that ship products to customers in the United States as well as Germany. You want to expand your distribution network by adding a distribution center in Asia.
What are some of the factors you need to consider in determining a location? What are the possible pitfalls that should be avoided when deciding on a location? How would you decide the production plant to ship Product C from?