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Case Study : SafePAC (Qatar)

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corporate to reduce expenses and increase production. The essay provides a synopsis of the background of the case, including the particulars surrounding the closure of on plant and the subsequent  fallout due to the way the CEO of SafePAC (QATAR) went about getting an affirmative vote for closing the plant. There now exists great hostility towards the CEO from his  top-level executives. The problems are identified; these include human interaction problems as well as efficiency and productivity problems. A number of recommendations are made for each of these two categories  of problems with a recommendation that the CEO begin with an apology and then follow that up with trust-building and team-building sessions. Until the people problems are resolved, there will  be no progress made in the operations issues. Municipality Background SafePAC (QATAR) is a subsidiary of PAC Corporation, an American box-making corporation. SafePAC (QATAR) divided into three regions, Doha,  Dubai and Al Ain. Each region has its own plant and general manager. The three general managers report to the Director of Business Services. General managers may attend board meetings  but they may not vote. The purpose is more to establish relationships between the Directors and the board members. Full board members include five directors: Business Services; Sales; Marketing, Personnel;  and Manufacturing. The Manufacturing Director oversees the manufacturing managers at each plant. Mohammed Hussain, the CEO of SafePAC (QATAR), chairs these board meetings. The Doha plant had been unprofitable  for years. Employees came mostly from the same village, a very poor section in India. They did not react well to attempts to improve productivity. Morale was also very low.  For the most part, operations were left to the Indian supervisors. No one in senior management had any idea of what was going on at the plant, in terms