Team IV: HR Gurus

Julianna Begley, Rachel Conn, Sean Dillon, Brandon Kline, Morgan Toal, and
Marlayna Verenna

SBU295.01 HRM Simulation

Fall 2021
Dr. Giunta
Our Simulation Plan Analysis

❖ As a team the first goal that we had was to make sure that we were
continuously increasing our training.
❖ We also wanted to keep a high morale throughout the two years with our
company.
❖ We wanted to implement programs in the first quarter and keep them
throughout the entire two years.
Turnover
Initial Planned Rank Against ❖ Participating in group
Quarter Actual Results
Goal Competitors
activities and working in
Quarter 1 9.3% 9.8% 1 teams can bring
Quarter 2 8.8% 7.0% 5 employees together
(Giunta, 2021)
Quarter 3 8.3% 6.5% 2
❖ Identifying why
Quarter 4 7.8% 6.4% 1 employees choose to
leave their job is not an
Quarter 5 7.3% 6.2% 3
easy task (Dessler,
Quarter 6 6.8% 7.1% 5 2020)
Quarter 7 6.3% 6.9% 4 ❖ “You are who you hire
and don’t fire”
Quarter 8 5.8% 7.1% 6
(Berkhouse, 2021)
Unit Labor Cost Graph
Productivity

Quarter Initial Planned Actual Rank Against ❖ “Increased training

Goal Competitors increases productivity
which increases retention
2 200 units 204 units 3 and job satisfaction.”
(Giunta, 2021).
4 210 units 218 units 3
❖ “Other factors (like
6 220 units 224 units 3 productivity and
retirements, for instance),
8 230 units 234 units 2 and changing skills
needs will influence
impending workforce
needs,” (Dessler, 134).
Morale Graphs
Grievances
Initial Planned Rank Against ❖ Employee relations directly
Quarter Actual Results
Goal Competitors
affects grievances (C. Giunta,
Quarter 1 28 32 2
Employee Relations, Nov. 16,
Quarter 2 24 25 1 2021)
Quarter 3 20 20 1 ❖ “Employees may use just about
Quarter 4 15 16 1
anything involving wages, hours,
or conditions of employment as
Quarter 5 13 17 2
the basis of grievance” (Dessler,
Quarter 6 10 18 2 pg. 506, para. 3).
Quarter 7 9 19 3 ❖ “Don’t say no, give options” (M.
Quarter 8 8 20 3 Monroe, Lessons Learned, Nov.
4, 2021)
Absenteeism
Initial Planned Rank Against
Quarter Actual Results
Goal Competitors

Quarter 1 425 393 4th

Quarter 2 375 350 5th
Quarter 3 325 326 5th
Quarter 4 275 270 3rd
Quarter 5 225 253 1st
Quarter 6 175 257 2nd
Quarter 7 125 268 2nd
Quarter 8 < or = 100 253 2nd
Key Success Factors

❖ What worked:
➢ Implementing all the programs starting in quarter 1
➢ Regular wage increases (except quarter 6)
➢ Focus on training our employees increased our productivity throughout the simulation
❖ What didn’t:
➢ Training our employees too much causing overtime units in quarter 7
➢ Not increasing benefits after quarter 3
➢ Not promoting Margaret and Beth in the quarter 5 special decisions
■ Focus more on diversity for above level 1 hires
Turnover Comparison Graph
Productivity Comparison Graph
Grievances Comparison Graph
Future of the Company

❖ How did we leave our company?

➢ Way better than we started with, recovering from the lawsuit at the beginning of year 2
❖ Morgan: Give employees more benefits
❖ Marlayna: Gradually increase training overtime
❖ Rachel: Maintain steady increase of productivity
❖ Julianna: Lower unit labor cost steadily over time
❖ Sean: Keep absenteeism down at an appropriate number
❖ Brandon: Getting our morale back above our goal
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