Gordon,a supervisor at AutoMate Inc.,realizes that a couple of months from now he might experience a labor shortage for approximately two weeks due to increased demand for the company's products.Which of the following is the ideal option for dealing with this labor shortage?
A) He should hire new employees because it is a simple process.
B) He should depend on technological innovation because it helps replace human labor with machines.
C) He should use outsourcing because it reduces internal costs.
D) He should encourage employees to stay with the company.
E) He should encourage employee overtime because it helps to increase productivity for a short period of time.

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In this scenario, overtime is the best way to deal with a labor shortage. This is because the company will experience a labor shortage only for a short period of time. All other options for dealing with a labor shortage are either expensive or time consuming.

Gordon,a Supervisor at AutoMate Inc