Scenarios as a business operations manager for a business that deals in the manufacturing of sports equipment, and other sporting apparel.

This business is looking to merge with another similar business.

1. Evaluation off the effects of hiring new staff or firing some of the existing staff which is not performing on the success of the business.

2. Implications of a merger between the existing with the new business, and how the bad effects can be mitigated.

3. Factors which can be considered to offer motivation to the existing staff to perform even better than they already do.

4. Terms of the contracts which could be most beneficial to the organization.

5. Limits to which the organization is willing to go in pursuit of its successful performance.

6. Elements of the business which need to be changed ahead of the merger with another business.

7. The importance of breaking down the work operations into teams, and the implications of team projects on the final success of the organization.

8. Aspects of the business which need to be changed in order to target better customer satisfaction.

9. The customer trends as regards the operations of the business, and whether or not there is room for improvement.

10. Methods which can be the most effective in reaching out to the existing and new customers.

11. Advantages that an advertisement program would have on the performance of the business.

12. The customer satisfaction that is realised from using the products offered by this organization.

13. Parts of the business which need to be made better by having some sort of a training program to impart new skills into the employees.

14. The advantages and disadvantages that conducting research into the need of an outsourced training program for the business.

15. Leading a meeting to discuss the way forward for the organization, ahead of the merger.

16. Evaluation of the future of the business operations after the merger with another business.

17. The aspects of the products offered by the business which need to be altered, and the kind of alteration that is required.

18. Role of the top management in ensuring the customer satisfaction, and in ensuring appropriate transfer of skills.

19. Design for a marketing campaign to raise awareness of the existence of the business to the outside world.

20. Plans for expansion of the business, covering a bigger market, and focusing on a global front moving forward.