Strategic Staffing: A Comprehensive System for Effective Workforce Planning, Second Edition

Business Initiative: Opening a Greenfield Site

The opening of a new facility or plant always raises significant staffing issues. Two slightly different examples are described here. In the first example, the new facility is simply replacing an existing facility. In the second, the new facility is augmenting an existing facility. While these examples assume just one existing facility, the same logic would apply in both examples if there is more than one existing facility. In either case, workforce planning is an ideal tool for managing the movement of staff to the new facility.

Overall Approach

As mentioned previously, think of workforce planning as a tool for managing the transition of staff from “old” to “new.” If the new facility is replacing ...