Workforce Planning - Activity 2

Workforce Planning – The Plan, Implementation and Different Influences

Focus for the Lesson
· How does marketing, production and finance affect workforce planning?
· How does a business go about work force planning?
· What influences a workforce plan?
· What implementation issues are there?

Analysis/Evaluation
Marketing and Workforce Planning

5 Promotion 45 Sales 45 Production 45 No. of Workers needed. (simple analysis)

What prompted the business to increase Promotion? Corporate Objectives

Corporate Objectives 45 Promotion 45 Sales 45 Production 45 No. of Workers needed (again, simple analysis)

Time? How long will the promotional campaign last for? How long will the increase in sales last for? How will you need the extra workers?

If the increase in sales is expected to last a long time then the business can take on permanent staff. However, if the increase in sales is short term, temporary staff should be used. (adding this EVALUATION to your analysis makes this a detailed answer)

NOTES ON THE ABOVE QUESTIONS