Looking at issues from multiple angles--Scenario planning

By Emma

Before my father’s factory was going to built, many things needed to be considered. I viewed the blueprint of the factory layout. At first, there was no dinning hall, but some department managers discussed together whether the factory should build a dinning room or not. Firstly I think it is necessary to describe the environment around the factory. It was set in an industry area, many other factories there, but no restaurant near my father’s factory. Workers needed to do 10-minute ride to a little country for lunch or supper. Managers saw it might be a big problem, so they made decision by vote. Some of them questioned if the dinning hall was built, who would manage it? it should be taken by external restaurant organization or managed by factory itself(just invite some cooks). what if the cost of managing dinning room is much high? What if the dishes are not fit for workers’ taste and only keep few customer(worker) eating there? If the number of customer is not sure(changed frequently), how could cooks control the quantity of dishes? …….

Many uncertainty factors were proposed by managers, they realized building a dinning room was not a simple event. Once blind build without thinking deeper, it may cause many problems and the company might cause a loss. So finally, they made some strategies

(1)    do survey for employees and collect information on whether they need a dinning hall

(2)    interview some people with typical taste

(3)    enquiry other factories which already have a dinning hall

Conclusion:

when making decision on something, we need to think twice, list uncertainty elements. besides the power of group is huge, different people treat one event are different. So before we do something or take action on something, listening to other people’s opinion is better than only listening to yourself.