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Case Study 8 You are the HR Director for growing business that manufactures and sells a new children's to The business has been steady over the past three years, but in the last two months you have experienced rapid growth after the business was featured on Shark Tank and got a deal with several of the sharks. It is September 2019 and you have been tasked with figuring out hiring f the next 6 months. The business is predicting increased sales for Christmas and you know that you need to hire enough people to fulfill the Christmas rush. Last year you did not have enougl people working in the months leading up to Christmas. However, you also cannot afford to kee people if the sales drop significantly after the holidays. Staffing Numbers (FTE) Jan Feb Mar 2018 30 30 30 2019 34 34 33 April May 30 33 32 32 June July 33 33 31 33 Aug Sept Oct 34 34 34 33 Nov Dec 35 35 Sales Numbers Jan Feb Mar April May June July Aug 2018 $30K $30K $18K $12K $10K $20K $27K $28K 2019 $34K $34K $33K $32K $28K $30K $78K $98K Sept Oct Nov Dec $29K $50K $52K $55K Using the sales and staffing information provided in the tables, answer the following questions: 1. What are your options for handling a shortage of employees? 2. What are your options for handling a surplus of employees? 3. Use the sales and staffing information provided, predict the future staffing needs of the business. Explain the forecasting methods you used to arrive at this outcome. 4. Based on your answers to the questions above, how will you handle the staffing needs over the next 6 months? Case Study 8 You are the HR Director for growing business that manufactures and sells a new children's toy. The business has been steady over the past three years, but in the last two months you have experienced rapid growth after the business was featured on Shark Tank and got a deal with several of the sharks. It is September 2019 and you have been tasked with figuring out hiring for the next 6 months. The business is predicting increased sales for Christmas and you know that you need to hire enough people to fulfill the Christmas rush. Last year you did not have enough people working in the months leading up to Christmas. However, you also cannot afford to keep people if the sales drop significantly after the holidays. Staffing Numbers (FTE) Jan Feb Mar 2018 30 30 30 2019 34 34 33 April May 30 33 32 32 June 33 31 July 33 33 Aug 34 33 Sept Oct 34 34 Nov 35 Dec 35 Sales Numbers Jan Feb Mar April May June July Aug 2018 $30K $30K $18K $12K $10K $20K $27K $28K 2019 $34K $34K $33K $32K $28K $30K $78K $98K Sept Oct Nov Dec $29K $50K $52K $55K Using the sales and staffing information provided in the tables, answer the following questions: 1. What are your options for handling a shortage of employees? 2. What are your options for handling a surplus of employees? 3. Use the sales and staffing information provided, predict the future staffing needs of the business. Explain the forecasting methods you used to arrive at this outcome. 4. Based on your answers to the questions above, how will you handle the staffing needs over the next 6 months