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Topic created : 31 December 2011, 05:38

SignGuy

SignGuy Limited

I'm not exactly sure what I've done this time. I have actually closed down profitable businesses just to try and fix this. So you know, I can't read the charts that are posted in the forums they do not click for my mind and it only ticks me off lol so please don't refer me to the charts because I would rather shut down every business that I have on this game than to go through that again.

If you can spot what needs to be done THANK YOU!

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31 December 2011, 10:45

globeballa

Sigamoney Enterprises

International "GOT BEEF?" Agency

You have way to many workers than you actually need. Your qualification can only hold a certain number of workers with a certain level of qualification. Reduce the number of workers closer to the indicated amount of 123. Also, I typically use high quality computers. around 20 is where I am at. It can be a little expensive, but reduces the number of workers needed by a significant margin. Try this.

Also.... why have you been closing down businesses? Your efficiency is running at 86%. Thats not the worst I have ever seen. If you need help with anything there are plenty of knowledgable players in this game. Talk to them before making decisions you may regret! Well

Hope this helps

31 December 2011, 11:50

mikey153

mikey153 Corporation

Hello,

I'm new here, but may I suggest something? I guess, in doing that, I'm also trying to learn if the solution I offered is complete crap or something workable.

Do correct me if I'm wrong.

Observation:

You do not give your staff any training or regular training.
Your number of Computers at 500 is more than required for 400 employees, at ratio of 1:1?
Stores' advertising also placing a lot of workload on your Office.
In general, Level 19 Qualification can support the 500 total employees that you have.

Discussion:

Higher Computer quality will require higher levels of Employees, and this can help optimise/minimize number of employees required.

Looking at your wages, which is 2x of the city average, and your quality of staff which is slightly less than 2x of the city average, I would assume that you don't place a great need for training.

In my humble opinion, the training of your employees (regular) will improve their Qualification but at the same time, does not increase the wage level.

You could also lessen the advertising for the moment, to the required level to maintain your current popularity.

I think the most important part is to look at getting >100% level of the administrative load at all times, and adjust accordingly to get this.

Mike

31 December 2011, 23:40

Arvense

Munnikenhoek NV

I don't quite agree with Globedella and Mike.

You have two problems causing the low office efficiency:
1) staff efficiency is lower than 100%
2) TOP manager efficiency is lower than 100%

1) The qualification of your employees is higher than required. You should lower your salary to the point where the qualification is equal to the required qualification. But this is not the cause of your low staff efficiency. Low staff efficiency basically tells you your workers have to much to do. Solution is either hiring more workers or buying better computers for which you need to have better qualified staff.

2) Low TOP manager efficiency tells you that your TOP manager doesn't have the qualification to handle the number of staff you currently employ. This can be the number of staff in this particular unit, but it can also be the total number of office employees. If I see correctly you employ a total of 500 employees in all your offices combined. In this case 400 staff at 4.15 qualification shouldn't be a problem. And you also should be able to handle 500 staff in all your offices at qualification 19.
My guess is that in one or more of your other offices you have staff with much higher qualification and that is causing your problem

But the two problems actually combine in this case. To resolve 1 you need to hire about 18 additional staff. Or you need to lower the workload. Mike is right that lowering advertising expenditure may go a long way in this. In any case you should lower the wages of your workers in such a way that you get 3.88 qualification of them.
Since the TOP manager efficiency is low you really should reduce the number of office staff, so lowering work load is the way to go in this case.
I would also suggest to check you other offices and make sure that you don't have to much staff there and that the needed qualification isn't to high. Early in the game it is better to have many office workers at low qualification. They will get more work done than the fewer workers at higher qualification you can hire before your TOP manager starts to complain.

So:
1) reduce wage in this office till staff has 3.88 qualification
2) reduce advertising spending till work load is just below 100% -> which results in 100% staff efficiency
3) check your other offices to see if their required qualification may be to high.
4) If 3 is okay than you will have to reduce work load in this office a bit more so you can reduce office staff by 15 - 25 people.

Hope this is helpfull.

@Mike
Training is helpfull later on in the game. Once you start to pay every worker 2000$ it's quite nice to shave off a couple of hundred $.
At wages of a few hundred $ a week the cost of training is higher than the gains in lower wage cost.

1 January 2012, 01:11

SignGuy

SignGuy Limited

Thank you very much for everyone's input. I have tried lowering my workers closer to the amount required and I also raised my computer quality level. After I done this I clicked on the work efficiency to get a sneak preview of what to expect and my administrative workload was over 200%. Out of fear I put my workers back to 400 and kept the higher quality computers. I have also abolished advertising in two of my under performing stores (except for T.V.) so that my reputation would not be harmed. I guess I have to wait a couple of hours before I can click the "work efficiency" link so that I can get another sneak preview of what my next turn will be like.

Thanks again for your input. I won't be back until after the next update so hopefully I can report to you guys good news.

1 January 2012, 11:39

VLLord

Golden Empire

Globeballa and Mike've provided you with the exact answer: increase computers quality to ~20.

5 January 2012, 03:25

SignGuy

SignGuy Limited

Thanks for all your input it did help me with a solution. Your help is very much appreciated!

5 January 2012, 09:08

mikey153

mikey153 Corporation

mikey153

I think the most important part is to look at getting >100% level of the administrative load at all times, and adjust accordingly to get this.

Mike

Firstly, a typo Not so

...Should have been <100% level.

Arvense

@Mike
Training is helpfull later on in the game. Once you start to pay every worker 2000$ it's quite nice to shave off a couple of hundred $.
At wages of a few hundred $ a week the cost of training is higher than the gains in lower wage cost.

Thanks, Arvense for the tip Well

And thanks everyone for the feedback.

Mike

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