Avie Products Inc. is planning to add a third shift to its production schedule. It currently has 450 workers involved in all aspects of its fertilizer business, best done in Canada. A recent surge in demand from its global customers is driving the need for more workers; however, Simi Meher, the CEO, is concerned that the surge may be temporary, especially in light of the recent economic downturns in the global environment where Avie does business.

Questions

1. Which approach would be the best for Avie use to forecast demand for its products?
2. What HR planning would assist Avie in determining how many additional workers it would need for the third shift?
3. Assume that Avie goes ahead with the third shift. What can the company use to evaluate the effectiveness of this strategy in a year’s time?
4. If the demand for Avie’s product should drop in the future and the company is required to lay off some of the staff on the third shift, what would be the best way to determine who, on this shift, should be laid off? 

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Solution Q 1Which approach would be Ans 1Avie Products Inc should apply the trend analysis that can ... View the full answer