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Please help me in designing a test to verify the capabilities of a specific person/position in an organization or one with which you are familiar with. I need to explain the test and the reasoning for the specific design of the test.

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In 660 words, including one reference, this solution discusses how to design a test to verify the capabilities of a specific person/position in an organization by using an example of order pullers in a grocery chain distribution centre. This solution discusses the details of the test and the specific reasoning for the test's design, in terms of how employee's were being evaluated.

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To design a test to verify the capabilities of order pullers in our grocery chain distribution centre, it was first important to understand the purpose of the job. To do this, I discussed the order puller position with the distribution manager, various store managers, buyers, and top order pullers. It was determined that order pullers must show up on time, pull x items per hour, be error free, and invoice products correctly. The distribution manager was able to produce reports on current performance to develop a baseline. This baseline will be important in tracking performance to see if performance improves.

In reviewing the position, leading indicators would be the data that is currently tracked, but not utilized. It was interesting to determine that, while the company is able to produce reports on items per hour/per day by puller, as well as an error rate, this information was not being disseminated and used for assessment. To this end, in designing the test, one of the ...

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