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MANPOWER PLANNING IN INDIAN RAILWAYS
Introduction
Manpower planning is a process which aims to have the right number of staff at right places with right type of skills at right times to enable the organisation to achieve its short term and long term goals. In other words, manpower planning is the system, which ensures the manpower availability at a given point of time.Manpower recruitment is related to matching the personal qualities of employees with the job requirements.
Objectives of mpp
1) To ensure the human resources currently employed
2) To plan future man power needs
3) To anticipate reduncies and avoid unnecessary situation
4) To determine proper training levels.
Benefits of mpp
1) Reducing man power …show more content…

Substantial variations were observed and the activity centers with least manpower ratio (MPR) which means highest productivity were termed as Benchmark centers. steps in benchmarking process
The 10 Step Benchmarking process outlined in Robert C. Camp’s “Business Process Benchmarking – Finding and Implementing Best Practices” may be used to systematically conduct the Benchmarking Study. The 10 Steps are: • Decide What to Benchmark • Identify whom to Benchmark • Plan and conduct the Investigation • Determine the current performance gap • Project future performance levels • Communicate Benchmark findings and gain acceptance • Revise performance goals • Develop Action Plans • Implement specific actions and monitor progress • Recalibrate the Benchmarks.
In Indian Railways, the above steps can be followed in the following ways 1. Break the total activity into smaller activities and then compare the manpower availability ratios for each such smaller activity so as to arrive at Benchmarks for such smaller activities that will help in identifying the excess manpower. 2. An analysis should be carried out in respect of the best and the worst Manpower availability ratios for different activities so as to identify the reasons for being the best or the worst. This detailed analysis should then be circulated to all the activity centres to locate their faults and to innovate ideas to rectify the same. Single line

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