Gordon,a Supervisor at AutoMate Inc

question 80

Multiple Choice

Gordon,a supervisor at AutoMate Inc.,realizes that a couple of months from now he might experience a labor shortage for approximately two weeks due to increased demand for the company's products.Which of the following is the ideal option for dealing with this labor shortage?

• A) He should hire new employees because it is a simple process.
• B) He should depend on technological innovation because it helps replace human labor with machines.
• C) He should use outsourcing because it reduces internal costs.
• D) He should encourage employees to stay with the company.
• E) He should encourage employee overtime because it helps to increase productivity for a short period of time.

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