Caron Foods Case Study Summary

Caron Foods Inc. is a commercial food production company based in Barbados with subsidiaries in Guyana and Bermuda. The decentralized operations consist of a regional team of Operations, Logistic and Purchasing Managers in Guyana overseeing the operations team in Barbados. Caron Foods has a family culture where they behave as such. They eat, work, socialize and play sports together; therefore it is assumed that strong relationships were formed between many employees.

The Operations Manager, Robert Thomas handles the day to day operations of the facility in Barbados. In the capacity as Operations Manager, his responsibilities include Production, Maintenance and Quality Control. The local operation has a departmentalization structure as well, consisting of Raw Material, Production, Maintenance, Quality and Purchasing. The Production Department comprises of forty two (42) employees. During production of the company’s ten (10) products, the work was further divided into six (6) work specialization or divisions of labour. They are cutting, processing, cooling and wrapping, packaging and storage. To get the

Despite this cohesion, one fatal disappointment has damped the enthusiasm of the workforce; the passing of Maxine Cave. Mr. Thomas therefore has to make that decision where sick leave among employees must be monitored. Whatever strategy is employed the decision must not be seen as a discrimination against or victimization of an employee in the workplace that has been known for high morale, excellent teamwork, being very efficacious and efficient and whose members have always enjoyed a sense of camaraderie. He must also take a careful look at his risk management techniques where such risk management includes protecting the employees within the workplace, protecting the reputation of the organization and satisfying the customers within the external