When workforce trends don’t work

Challenge

A national manufacturer was experiencing an aging workforce and a lack of internal workers to make up for forecasted sales growth. The company came to us for help in forecasting the impact of its resources.

What we Did

We sat down with the company’s team to familiarize ourselves with its concerns and the issues involved. After researching the issues, we created computer models that compared various approaches to the situation and then created models that compared approaching the situation internally or outsourcing it. We offered options to manage the future and overcome workforce issues without losing marketshare.

Result

The company used our recommendations and made decisions to manage resources.