IB Business Management HL 2.1.2 Human resource planning factors Question Bank

Item 1: Extract from Beral Courier, a local newspaper

Item 1: Extract from Beral Courier, a local newspaper Rumours of increased violence outside the UWP-protected area were recently confirmed by the office of the local governor. Attacks against vehicles on roads near local towns such as Bosca, Boussena, Gana and Saura have been confirmed by local police. One driver, who was returning from Saura, was seriously injured. In another instance, there was severe damage to a road, causing vehicles to take a different route, which doubled the travel time. The UWP Mission has announced its intention to increase UWP patrols in the area. The impact of the increased violence has had an immediate impact on local Beral shops, which reported shortages of produce.

Item 4: Critical path analysis for cell production approach Network diagram for one cell A-H (each cell (hospital wing) takes the same time to construct). Key: // = Critical path EST $=$ Earliest starting time LFT $=$ Latest finishing time

Item 5: Extract of a memo from Colonel Michael Donovan to General Diane Pierce regarding workforce planning By changing from a traditional construction approach to a cell production approach, the total time taken to complete the hospital can be shortened to 31 weeks. This is one week longer than the original estimate but still six weeks earlier than the traditional approach. In a cell production approach, most of the troops would be divided into cell "teams". Each team would be responsible for the construction of one wing (cell) of the hospital (Alpha, Beta, Charlie, and Delta). Although some tasks would have to be done for the entire hospital (such as painting and cleaning), most tasks will be completed by different cell teams, each building their own wing of the hospital. There are both advantages and disadvantages to this approach.

Identify two factors that may affect the UWP's workforce planning in Beral.