Business Report
Business Report
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Your company is the largest private employer in your metropolitan area, and the 43,500 employees in your workforce have a tremendous impact on local traffic. A group of city and county transportation officials recently approached your CEO with a request to explore ways to reduce this impact. The CEO, Ms. Suarez, has assigned you the task of analyzing the workforce's transportation habits and attitudes as a first step towards identifying potential solutions. She is willing to consider anything from subsidized bus passes to company -owned shuttle buses to telecommuting, but the decision requires a thorough understanding of employee transportation needs. Figures 1 – 4 summarize data you have collected in an employee survey.
Figure 1: Employee Carpool Habits
? Frequency of Use: Carpooling Portion of Workforce?
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? Every day, every week 10,138 (23%)?
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? Certain days, every week 4,361 (11%)?
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? Randomly 983 (2%)?
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? Never 28,018 (64%)?
Figure 2: Use of Public Transportation
? Frequency of Use: Public Transportation Portion of Workforce?
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? Every day, every week 23,556 (54%)?
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? Certain days, every week 2,029 (5%)?
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? Randomly 5,862 (13%)?
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? Never 12,053 (28%)
Figure 3: Effect of Potential Improvements to Public Transportation
Which of the following would you encourage you to use public transportation more frequently?
Increased perceptions of safety 4,932 (28%)?
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? Improved cleanliness 852 (5%)?
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? Reduced commute times 7,285 (41%)?
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? Greater convenience: fewer transfers 3,278 (18%)?
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? Greater convenience: more stops 1,155 (6%)?
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? Lower (or subsidized) fares 5,634 (31%)?
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? Nothing could encourage me to take public transportation 8,294 (46%)?
Figure 4: Is Telecommuting An Option?
? Does the nature of your work make telecommuting a realistic option? Portion of Workforce?
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? Yes, every day 3,460 (8%)?
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? Yes, several days a week 8,521 (20%)?
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? Yes, random days 12,918 (30%)?
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? No 18,601 (42%)?
Write a recommendation memo report to your supervisor, Ms. Suarez illustrating the data you have collected and recommending two ways to solve this problem.
This is a SHORT REPORT