Assume the role of Juan Hernandez. Based on the information in Chapter 11, create a presentation to employees about temporary changes in work shifts. You could base the presentation on Figure 11.4.

prepare five- to ten-minute presentations.
Make sure you first identify your key messages and analyze your audience based on information in the textbook. Create a clear and compelling preview, view, and review (see Chapter 14). If directed by your instructor, create electronic slide presentations.

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To... Marble Home Makeovers Employees Subject: Temporary Change in Work Shifts over Next Three Months BIUFTT T Plain Text Hello Marble Home Makeovers Team: Neutral subject line as BUFFER. I want to further explain our temporary policy of eliminating overtime shifts and reducing the number of shifts available. While these changes mean less take-home pay for each of you over the next three months, I want to assure you that we are doing all we can to quickly get back to normal work hours. Why We Must Change Work Shifts Shows CONCERN. Your great work has contributed to our rapid expansion over the past year. Expansion has brought growing pains, and we've spent far more cash than we've received in revenues. Our bank has extended us a $100,000 credit line. Twice over the past few months, it has allowed us to exceed our limit. As of last week, we had used $96,000 of our credit line. Our banker has informed us that in 90 days, our credit line will be lowered to $50,000. To meet this new credit line limit, we need to make some temporary changes. Working with our banker and our four shift supervisors, we've decided that the only way we can improve our cash position is to cut our production and rely on our excess inventory for orders. Production expenses, including payroll, account for nearly 75 percent of our expenses. So, temporarily lowering production is our only option for improving the cash position quickly. What These Temporary Changes Mean for You Provides RATIONALE. The changes in work shifts will be applied to all production workers. The following two changes apply for the next three months: . No overtime shifts Explains immediate IMPACTS. Two fewer 4-hour shifts per employee per week We estimate that these changes will cost each of you between $175 and $325 per month. We know many of you depend on your full wages, and this temporary change creates an unwanted burden. We are putting these changes into place as a last resort. We will do all we can to get your take-home pay back to normal as quickly as possible.