BARIA CASE:Possible alternatives that you may want to work out are

1. Cross training existing staff cross training one member of proposal support team that supports the government

sales division cross training two members of proposal support team that supports the government

sales division and one that supports the manufacturing division cross training all members 13 members of proposal support team

as given in the following table

Quarter 1

    Energy sector

    Government Sector

    Manufacturing sector

    Retail and other sectors

Staff

3

3

5

2

Staff (1 cross train)

3

2

5

3

Staff (2 cross train)

4

2

4

3

Staff (all cross train)

4

2

4

3

Quarter 2

    Energy sector

    Government Sector

    Manufacturing sector

    Retail and other sectors

3

3

5

2

3

3

5

2

4

3

4

2

4

3

4

2

Quarter 3

    Energy sector

    Government Sector

    Manufacturing sector

    Retail and other sectors

3

3

5

2

3

3

5

2

3

4

4

2

3

4

4

2

Quarter 4

    Energy sector

    Government Sector

    Manufacturing sector

    Retail and other sectors

3

3

5

2

3

2

6

2

3

2

6

2

3

2

6

2

2. Hiring more cross trained staff (floater team members) Let us say the new staff serves retail in quarter 1 , energy in quarter 2, government in Quaerter3, manufacturing in quarter 4.

3. Any other that you discover