Q1. You are the managing director (MD) of ABC Ltd. In order to increase the quantity and quality of production, you plan to automate your assembly line. New machines are bought and installed. Training programmes are conducted to train the operators to operate the new machines. Tough technically everything has been installed properly, yet production goes down. You show your concern over the matter as to why should better production methods and techniques result in fall in production and set an enquiry. A meeting of managerial heads is called. HR manager, Mr. Chaddha found that workers fear loss of jobs because of increased automation and no additional financial incentives are offered to them for increased production. According to Mr. Chaddha, low morale of workers is, thus, the reason for low production. You want to solve this problem in consultation with your subordinates.
Q1. You are the managing director (MD) of ABC Ltd. In order to increase the quantity and quality of production, you plan to automate your assembly line. New machines are bought and installed. Training programmes are conducted to train the operators to operate the new machines. Tough technically everything has been installed properly, yet production goes down. You show your concern over the matter as to why should better production methods and techniques result in fall in production and set an enquiry. A meeting of managerial heads is called. HR manager, Mr. Chaddha found that workers fear loss of jobs because of increased automation and no additional financial incentives are offered to them for increased production. According to Mr. Chaddha, low morale of workers is, thus, the reason for low production. You want to solve this problem in consultation with your subordinates.
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Transcribed Image Text:Q1. You are the managing director (MD) of ABC Ltd. In order to increase the quantity and
quality of production, you plan to automate your assembly line. New machines are bought and
installed. Training programmes are conducted to train the operators to operate the new machines.
Tough technically everything has been installed properly, yet production goes down. You show
your concern over the matter as to why should better production methods and techniques result
in fall in production and set an enquiry. A meeting of managerial heads is called. HR manager,
Mr. Chaddha found that workers fear loss of jobs because of increased automation and no
additional financial incentives are offered to them for increased production. According to Mr.
Chaddha, low morale of workers is, thus, the reason for low production. You want to solve this
problem in consultation with your subordinates.
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a) What steps will you take to solve this problem?
b) Discuss a situation when you made a decision under i) certainty, ii) uncertainty,
iii) a decision with great risk involved, and iv) a decision with no risk involved.
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