Manpower planning

P. Srilekha
Meaning-
Manpower planning is essentially the process of getting the number of
qualified employees and seek to place the right employees in the right job at
the right time, So that an organization can meet its objectives.

Definition-
According to Eric w.vetter , “The process by which management determines
how the organisation should move from its current manpower position to its
desired manpower position”.
Importance of manpower planning

• Key to managerial functions

• Efficient utilization
• Motivation
• Better Human relations
• Higher productivity
Types of Manpower planning
• Hard human resource planning
• Soft human resource planning

Hard Human resource planning- Focus here is to identify work force needs
so you can recruit and manage as you need to including hiring, staff etc.

Soft Human resource planning-Ensuring the availability of people with the

right type of attitudes and motivation who are committed to the
organisation and engaged in there work , behave properly.
Benefits of Manpower planning
• It is very important part of human resource management. With the
help of manpower planning there is most favourable operation of
labour• force
Key to managerial
in the functions
organisation workers are given those jobs to
• Efficient
implement utilization
for which they are skilled
• Motivation
• It helps to utilize the labour force in the company which helps in the
growth• Better
of manpower
Human in the organisation
relations
• Higher
• No business canproductivity
survive without having the right type and number of
people doing the right work at the right time
• It helps in the expansion of an organisation and efficient manpower
planning will help to improve the business.