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Elements of manpower forecasting and scheduling
Author(s) -
Bassett Glenn A.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
human resource management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.888
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1099-050X
pISSN - 0090-4848
DOI - 10.1002/hrm.3930120306
Subject(s) - scheduling (production processes) , operations research , computer science , manpower planning , operations management , economics , engineering
Frequent updates of planning forecasts and scheduling would permit a company to head‐off impending layoffs, as well as to take advantage of changes in sales forecasts to eliminate or reduce over‐ and under‐shoot in manning schedules. With the computer to minimize time and cost, such updates are practical.