TREETOP FOREST PRODUCT

Treetop Forest Product



Treetop Forest Product

Statement of the Problem

The packaging team at Treetop Forest is experiencing many problems. Their productivity is decreasing and affecting the rest of the departments negatively. The unsupervised employees are slacking off, are not motivated and are adopting norms that are not fitted with the company. Inventory costs and the risk of damaged stocks are also increasing. The quality of the appearance of the finished products is also decreasing, resulting in a loss in the market share in the industry, hence being unable to compete with other companies.

With reduced efficiency is reducing and impacting the rest of the divisions badly. The without supervision workers are slacking off, are not encouraged and are using rules that are not fixed with the company. Stock costs and the risk of broken stocks are also improving. The quality of the overall look of the completed products is also reducing, leading to a loss in the business in the industry, hence being incapable to tackle other companies.

Analysis and Evaluation

Social loafing is causing the decrease in productivity in the packaging team. This tendency to withhold physical or intellectual effort when performing a group task represents the slacking behaviours of the employees in that department. The lack of supervision is also one of the main causes of most of the problems stated. The group's cohesiveness is causing them to behave in similar manners, as additive tasks, even though the behaviours adopted are not in line with the norms of the rest of the company (taking longer breaks etc).Because this department's location is further than all the other ones, the employees feel isolated and excluded from the company, causing their lack in motivation. The group's poor performance is causing an overstock which results in high inventory costs and risk of damaged stocks since they have to be stored outside ultimately causing the poor appearance of the finished product which affects the buyer's decision. It can be assumed that it is a larger group due to the tasks that need to be performed, which affects the group in many ways. In larger groups, friendships develop, participation decreases and disengagement increases resulting in process loss: a group performance difficulty stemming from the problems of motivation and coordination in larger groups (Johns & Shaks, 2008).

This propensity to hold physical or perceptive effort when accomplishing a group process symbolizes the slacking habits of the workers in that office. The not enough guidance is also one of the main causes of most of the issues mentioned. The group's cohesiveness is producing them some thing in similar ways, as preservative projects, even though the habits implemented are not in line with the rules of the rest of the organization (taking longer smashes etc).Because this department's location is further than all the other ones, the workers feel separated and omitted from the organization, producing their absence in commitment. The group's inadequate efficiency is producing an overstock which results in high stock costs and risk of broken stocks since they have to be saved outside eventually producing the inadequate overall look of the completed ...