Case Study- Planning a Meeting
Case: Wisconsin Frozen Delights
You have recently been named the new vice president for operations of Wisconsin Frozen Delights, a regional ice cream manufacturing firm located just outside a large metropolitan area in Wisconsin. The following people report to you:
• Assistant vice president of operations.
• Administrative assistant to the vice president.
• Director of operations.
• Manager of manufacturing.
• Manager of purchasing.
• Manager of shipping.
• Manager of human resources.
• Regulatory compliance officer.
During your first tour of the facilities, you observed a number of safety hazards in the manufacturing areas and you noticed that the factory and adjacent office areas do not have easy access for anyone with disabilities. You are concerned that the building is not in compliance with regulations under the Americans with Disabilities Act and that there are possible Occupational, Safety, and Health Administration (OSHA) violations.
The president has given you full authority to uncover safety concerns, determine areas in which employees have concerns about safety or disabled access, and fix the problems to make the company a safe and healthy place to work. You decide to call a meeting to set the tone for your new administration and to discuss the safety concerns.
The Assignment-
Complete the following steps:
1. Decide whom to invite to the meeting.
2. Develop your objectives and end products.
3. Establish the agenda for the meeting.
4. Write an e-mail or a meeting request inviting your selected attendees to the meeting.
In addition, assume that your company has a collaborative workspace solution that allows you to set up a project workspace for the team you are creating. In this space, you can upload documents, create discussion lists, and create project time lines and tasks Write a brief overview of what you would set up in the project workspace before this meeting and why.
Source: Case and exercise developed by Deborah J. Barrett and Beth O'Sullivan, Nice University. Updated by Sandra Elliott, 2009.