Posted: March 12th, 2016

Design a job structure for Total Toys distribution center (fictional company)

Design a job structure for Total Toys distribution center (fictional company). Look at the work that needs to be done in a distribution center.

Consider that most of Total Toys clients are large commercial stores like Macy’s. However, the distribution center is also responsible for shipping mail orders from Amazon.com. The work is considered fairly clean, but it is essentially manual labor. The most important aspects of the work are timeliness and accuracy. UPS and Amazon.com pride themselves on their response times and expect the same from their clients. So, it is important for Total Toys to honor their relationship with Amazon, UPS, and their customers.determine whether there are potential career paths or job ladders that will motivate the workers. Describe one or two scenarios for an entry-level employee.

The following steps needs to be apart of this assignment
Provides definition of the overall function of a distribution center. Lists jobs (job ladder) and provides a brief functional description.
Includes supervisor and/or manager jobs.
Identifies overlapping of duties.
Includes discussion of career paths, work teams and workforce motivation.
Provides statement of preference for approach to job design.