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Program : MBA

Semester: III

Subject Code : ML0010

Subject Name : Manpower Planning & Re-sourcing

Unit number : 1

Unit Title : Manpower Planning

Lecture No. : 1

Lecture Title : Manpower Planning

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Manpower Planning

Objectives:

By the end of this unit you will be able to:

• Describe the need for manpower planning

• State the steps in manpower planning

• Summarize the obstacles of manpower planning

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Lecture Outline

• Introduction

• Effective Manpower Planning

• Need of Manpower Planning

• Five Steps in Manpower Planning

• Obstacles in Manpower Planning

• Advantages of Manpower Planning

• Successful Manpower Planning

• Consolidated Demand Forecast Development

• Summary

• Check your Learning

• Activity

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Introduction

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Introduction

• Manpower planning managers need to

– Estimate requirement very close to reality

– Hire in shortest TAT

– Ensure negative business impact is nil due to resource shortage

– Ensure negative business impact is nil due to excess resources

(TAT – Turn Around Time)

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Effective Manpower Planning

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Need of Manpower Planning

• Identification of manpower shortage and surplus

• Reduces cost of excess labor

• Identifies and develops talent

• Enables growth and diversification of an organization

• Highlights importance of good manpower management

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Five Steps in Manpower Planning

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Obstacles in Manpower Planning

• Non Optimal Utilization of Manpower

• Absenteeism

• Lack of Employable Labor

• Modern Manpower Control and Review Processes

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Advantages of Manpower Planning

• Optimum use of manpower for optimal productivity

• Reduced manpower costs, keeps business profitable

• Avoid excess employees and unnecessary dismissals

• Ensures necessary resources are available as and when required

• Smooth functioning post major expansion or retrenchment

• Creates healthy atmosphere

• Facilitates competency building through training & development

• Training activities become sharply focused

• Enables assignment to jobs best suited for employees’ competencies

• Creates a career path

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Successful Manpower Planning

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Consolidated Demand Forecast Development

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Summary

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• Manpower planning includes manpower procurement, development,

allocation and utilization.

• Identifies manpower surplus & shortage and helps keep manpower

costs low.

• The five steps in manpower planning are:

– Evaluate current manpower inventory

– Develop manpower forecast

– Develop manpower sourcing or retrenchment plan

– Allocate manpower

– Build competencies

• Obstacles of manpower planning are non optimal utilization of

manpower, absenteeism and lack of employable labor.

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Check your Learning

Q. What are the five steps in Manpower Planning?

Ans. Evaluate present manpower Inventory

Manpower Forecasting

Develop a manpower Sourcing Plan and

Retrenchment Plan Building Requisite Competencies

Q.2___________is done for departmental representatives (DR) for

generating demand forecast.

Ans. Orientation program

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