Manpower Demand Research Articles

Labour multiplier driven approach for budgeting project resources

Manpower demand for construction projects is roughly budgeted based on planners’ personal experience. This research study explores an analytical way to characterise project labour demand profiles throughout project duration. Labour multiplier (LM) approach was advanced to characterise the labour demand profiles. Optimistic, most-likely, and pessimistic LM and labour demand profiles at 10 project stages are defined by using manpower and payment data derived from 91 completed public construction projects under 21 project types in Hong Kong. The root-mean-square-error and root-mean-squared-logarithmic-error are used to quantify the difference between the budgeted and the benchmarked manpower. A text-book example is successfully adopted to demonstrate the steps of the proposed approach, validated by two practical projects. This research is the first to study the use of LM to characterise optimistic, most-likely, pessimistic resource demand profiles for validating manpower resource budgets. Also, the approach provides a basis to evaluate the reasonableness of planned resource.

Factors Influencing E HRM Practices and Organisational Performance in it and it Es Industries

The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of electronic H RM practices (E-H RM) in IT and IT ES companies from a multifaceted perspective Global worker are increasingly looking for things like excellent working conditions, sufficient opportunity for training and growth, and effective PERFMGMT systems. The long-term objectives of the company and employee expectations are balanced by human resource management... This study's importance lies in the IT/IT ES sector's necessity to implement E-H RM practices, specifically focusing on aspects such as payroll processing, employee self-service, recruitment, PERFMGMT, rewards, and L&D, as these significantly influence organizational performance. E-H RM practices have become preferable to manual HR processes due to their time efficiency, reduced storage and manpower demands, and improved process consistency. The IT sector has reaped numerous benefits from various applications, including HR practices, driving the adoption of E-H RM practices. These practices are simpler, cost-effective, and require fewer resources and time, offering advantages like accuracy, consistency, and centralized information storage. Both employers and employees have found E-H RM practices beneficial, and the quick accessibility of data and documents from remote locations further facilitates swift decision-making in business operations.

Innovative baggage handling solutions to enhance passenger experience

It does not matter if the passenger experience is quick, convenient and totally effortless. It can all count for nothing because of a lost bag. Mishandled baggage on arrival can completely ruin the passenger experience, even if all the other elements of the journey were perfect. This paper offers a comprehensive study of the reasons behind bag mishandling (delayed, damaged, missing items or lost baggage); innovative technologies with focus on gentle and reliable baggage handling; impact of COVID-19, which further necessitates innovative technologies for efficient handling of bags. The paper further dives down into green, efficient and sustainable technologies, with focus on overall costs of the baggage handling system in its complete life cycle. It outlines the importance of innovation in baggage handling to minimise mishandled bags with the ultimate aim of putting a smile on the faces of passengers at baggage arrival. Baggage handling is one of the critical systems of airports and airlines and is affected by many factors such as transfer/arrival mishandling, ticketing error, security, customs, weather, space-weight restriction, tagging error, etc. This paper focuses more on baggage sortation, which is a core element of any baggage handling system, and its efficiency has significant impact in reducing mishandled bags and improving passenger experience. Moreover, the manpower crisis across the aviation industry, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic, is having a profound impact on baggage success rates; innovative baggage handling technologies with advanced automation can significantly reduce pressure on manpower demand.

Human Resource Planning on Organization Performance in Cooperatives Sector

The study investigates the empirical examination of human resource planning in the cooperative sector. It aims to assess the impact of forecasting manpower demand and strategic action on the overall performance of these organisations. This paper aims to provide a comprehensive analysis of the intricate relationship between human resource planning and organisational performance. The selection of firms was conducted using stratified sampling techniques within the cooperative sector. The exploratory research design was selected as the primary research paradigm to uncover and understand reality. In this quantitative study, information came from a sample of 54 cooperative employees, specifically in the areas of Kalimati, Balkhu, and Teku. A meticulously developed structured questionnaire was employed, and the resulting data were subjected to analysis utilising SPSS version 20. Data collection has been conducted using convenience sampling. The results of the study suggest a noteworthy correlation between human resource planning and organisational effectiveness. Based on the findings, it is recommended that the cooperative sector and its human resource managers should consistently conduct manpower audits and planning. This will allow them to proactively assess the demand and supply situation in the labour market before proceeding with employee recruitment.

Forecasting the demand of public health professionals at the primary care level at the present and in the next 5 - 10 years in Thailand (2026– 2031)

Background: An increase in the number and proportion of senior citizens, chronic diseases including mental illnesses and the incidence of emerging diseases cause the medical and public health workforce to increase the workload. This situation demands influences the public demand and expectations to increase the manpower of the health system. Objectives: This cross-sectional study aimed to analyze and forecast the demand for public health professionals at the primary care level in Thailand in the present and the next 5 to 10 years (2026-2031). Methods: The data was analyzed by using a Health Needs Method and Health Demand Method; all health services provided were in consideration with promotive, preventive, curative, rehabilitative, and other public health services. Results: The study results forecasted the demand of manpower in the health system using the Health Needs Method at the present (2020), revealed the demand of public health professionals with 7,268 individuals, 5,637 nurses, 3,005 dental personnel and 3,942 physical therapists respectively. The forecasting of the demand for manpower at the present using the health demand method revealed that the demand for public health professionals were 3,386 individuals, 2,431 nurses, 4,862 dental personnel, 66,001 physical therapists and 19,171 Thai traditional-medicine personnel. The health system manpower demand forecast in the next 5-10 years (2026 – 2031) using the Health Demand Method found that the demand of public health professionals will be 7,356 - 7,378 individuals, 5,706 - 5,723 nurses, 3,041 - 3,050 dental personnel and 3,990 - 4,002 physical therapists. However, the forecast of the demand for manpower in the health system at the present using the Health Demand Method for the next 5-10 years (2026 – 2031) indicated the demand of public health professionals will be 3,427 - 3,437 individuals, 2,460 - 2,468 nurses, 4,921 - 4,936 dental personnel, 66,799 - 66,999 physical therapists and 19,403 - 19,461 Thai traditional medicine personnel. Conclusion: The demand of public health professionals in this study is higher than the standard of the Ministry of Public Health. Therefore, there should be a forecast to support manpower planning to have continuous operations.

A Study on Forecasting of the Manpower Demand for the Eco-friendly Smart Shipbuilding

A Study on Forecasting of the Manpower Demand for the Eco-friendly Smart Shipbuilding

Multicommodity network flow model of a human resource allocation problem considering time periods

This article addresses the problem of finding work assignments for employees within a given time horizon in a company using a multicommodity network flow model. The problem of human resource allocation is defined by the actual manpower demands of different periods which may vary during different periods. The investigation focuses on when workers should be called in-house and for how long to satisfy demands, while also complying with labour standards and regulations. Additional targets may also be set up, such as minimising the overall number of labour, as well as meeting “comfort” expectations, i.e. the most even working time should be realised for every worker within the event horizon. The paper describes how the multicommodity network flow model is constructed and the corresponding MILP mathematical programming model is formulated in a simple situation where there is only one position for the labour. Finally, the article explains how to construct the multicommodity network flow model and the MILP model for the general case, where there are multiple positions for the labour requiring various skills and competences per position within the periods.

The Autumn Ghost. How the Battle Against a Polio Epidemic Revolutionized Modern Medical Care

The Autumn Ghost. How the Battle Against a Polio Epidemic Revolutionized Modern Medical Care

OUTPUT DAN MUTU PENDIDIKAN

Schooling is social institution needed to produce educational products and services, which useful for the existence of individual, community, or nation and state. In the term of economic of education, education production processes consume resources which scarce or limited, so education stakeholders should be capable to use the available resources effectively and efficiently. Educational results can be categories as consumption and investment. As consumption, the results are immediately and directly enjoyable, called “outputs”. While as investment, education give benefits indirectly and in the long term continuously, named “outcomes”. Also the results can be differentiating as economic valued outputs and non-economic valued outputs. The first one is outputs which potentially useful to get financial or monetary advantages, as knowledge and skills. While the second one is benefits which can not be measured as money, like friendship, happiness etc. The calculation of economical education results carried out by formulas: the earnings differentials, net present value, or internal rate of return, etc. This computation is very important to make decision or consideration in choose and continue study, to explain manpower condition, and to improve education program to meet with manpower demand.

Research on structure design of soil hardness penetrameter

Aiming at the shortcomings of the current field measurement of soil hardness, such as complicated operation and low measurement accuracy, this paper designs a penetrometer for measuring soil hardness. The penetrometer comprises a lifting part, a peripheral windproof part and a control part. It solves the problems of low measurement accuracy, inconvenient carrying in the field, large manpower demand and complicated experimental operation. The experimental efficiency and the accuracy of experimental data are improved.

Process optimization for drying of Shrimp (Metapenaeus dobsoni) under hot air‐assisted microwave drying technology using response surface methodology

AbstractThe study was carried out to optimize the drying conditions of shrimp in the hot air‐assisted microwave drying system using response surface methodology. The drying experiments were performed using a Box–Behnken design with air temperature (50–70°C), air velocity (.5–1.5 m/s), and microwave power level (600–1000 W) as independent variables and drying time, water activity, and rehydration ratio as independent variables. The obtained response variables were fitted into the various regression equations to predict a suitable model. The methodology of desired function was applied to indicate 61.74°C air temperature, 922.61 W microwave power, and 1.0 m/s air velocity which offered a reduced drying time of 2.8 h, the water activity of .424 and improved rehydration ratio of 2.51, respectively with a desirability value of .949. The moisture content, drying efficiency, shrinkage, and total color change were determined for the samples obtained under optimized conditions and were observed as 16.5% (w.b), 35.71%, 14.14%, and 16.95 ± 2.14, respectively. Scanning electron microscopy analysis of dried shrimp showed the formation of pores of diameters ranging from 3.17 to 10.6 μm. The process parameters optimized under the study for hot air‐assisted microwave drying can be used for the production of good‐quality dried shrimps.Practical applicationsGenerally, fish and fish products are dried in the open sun or solar dryers in most developing countries. The traditional methods offer the least process controls with maximum energy and manpower demand to meet the ever‐growing industry requirements with increased awareness of the safety and quality of the dried products. The hot air‐assisted microwave (HAMW) drying system developed under the study could have complete control over the process parameters without compromising the quality of the dried product. The study suggests the HAMW drying system as a potential means of drying technique for large‐scale commercial production of dried shrimps.

미술품 시가감정 인력(art appraiser) 양성을 위한 탐색적 연구

This study explored a direction for developing professional art appraisers based on related literature reviews and qualitative interviews, in order to strengthen art appraisers’ reliability and ensure the art market’s sustainable growth. Art appraisal is a specialized area, which is distinct from authentication, and it requires that personnel be systematically educated and trained based on specific qualifications. Institutionally (e.g, the recently introduced system for the payment-in-kind with artwork·cultural heritage for inheritance tax), reliable practice of art appraisal is becoming more imperative, and professionalization is being discussed in Korea. Against this background, as a result of exploring research problems for fostering art appraisers through in-depth interviews with 12 experts, opinions on the demand for art appraiser manpower, job title·duty·competency, manpower training plan, and the role of the government, industry, and academia were summarized. After evaluating advanced cases from overseas, as well as in-depth interviews with domestic experts, suggestions for professional development of art appraisers were discussed in 6 areas as follows: (1) specific demands and premises for fostering art appraiser; (2) unifying the professional title of ‘art appraiser’; (3) establishing terms and practical guidelines for art appraisal; (4), step-by-step and systematic curriculum design based on job and competency; (5), introduction of an official licence system; and (6) finally, the complementary and cooperative roles of government, industry and academia. The significance of this study lies on suggesting a direction for fostering professional art appraisers in Korea based on empirical data while the theoretical bases of art appraisal and the academic research on it are yet insufficient.

Aviation police manpower supply planning under stochastic demands for airport security inspection duties

ABSTRACT With the increasing number of passengers moving through airports worldwide, security inspection duty arrangements are becoming more and more important, and planning more and more difficult. To design a good aviation police manpower supply plan, the planner not only has to consider operating costs but also the variation and uncertainty of manpower demands encountered in actual operations. This study adopts mathematical programming techniques to construct a stochastic aviation police manpower supply model for airport security inspection duties. The mathematical programming software CPLEX is used to solve the model directly. The effectiveness of the proposed model is evaluated in a case study performed using the relevant data collected from the Taiwan Aviation Police Bureau with some reasonable assumptions. Different strategies are tested. The results demonstrate that the proposed model could be a useful and practical planning support tool for decision-makers.

Studying the impact of proper crew trainings and safety procedure during LNG bunkering

Reducing emissions to air and introducing new propulsion technologies are key challenges for the worldwide transport sector, including shipping. The world’s future fleet will have to rely on a broader range of fuels, propulsion solutions and energy efficiency measures. It should be obvious that the bunkering operations should be carried out in a safe manner in accordance with all regulations. The purpose of this study is to improve the LNG bunkering procedure from the safety side to prevent gas leakage. Qualified Crew is essentially important for the new technologies on ships. Due to the rapid development of shipping industry, it must be paid much attention on the demand of the well-trained maritime manpower within the dynamic economies. The main types of drills that are carried out on the vessel were analysed using the example of the company Nordic Hamburg. In order to support the green direction by Nordic Hamburg Crewing, special training courses to train seafarers who provide sustainable shipping industry were integrated, especially dealing with: a) oceans; b) communities; c) people; d) transparency; f) finance; g) energy. The results of the study showed a high level of preparation for various types of danger during the acceptance of Liquified Natural Gas on board at containerships. The article draws conclusions about the necessity to improve the safety procedures for LNG bunkering and the correctness of the corresponding monthly alarms in order to be sure about the readiness of ship''s crew for an emergency situation.

A Qualitative Study on the Activation of Lifelong Education Participation of Adult Workers with Developmental Disabilities

이 연구에서는 성인 발달장애 직장인의 장애인 평생교육 참여 활성화 방안을 탐색하는 것을 연구 목적으로 하였다. 연구참여자는 성인 발달장애 직장인 5인과 발달장애 학생 취업지도 경험이 있는 중등특수교사 5인을 선정하였다. 자료 수집은 2022년 2월부터 2022년 4월까지 대면 또는 비대면(ZOOM)의 반구조화된 방식으로 1:1 개별 면담을 진행하였다. 자료의 분석은 개념화, 부호화, 하위범주, 상위 범주 생성의 과정을 통해 결과를 도출하였으며 그 내용은 다음과 같다. 첫째, 취업한 성인 발달장애인의 삶에서 장애인 평생교육이 갖는 의미는, 배움이 느린 발달장애인의 특성이해와 사회적응, 독립적이고 행복한 삶을 위해 필요한 교육이었으며, 성인 발달장애인 당사자는 장애인 평생교육 프로그램을 통해 행복감과 자신의 성장을 경험할 수 있었다고 하였다. 둘째, 취업한 성인 발달장애인이 장애인 평생교육에 참여하는 데 겪는 어려움으로는 홍보 부재로 인한 인식 및 프로그램 정보 부족, 학령기 교육과의 연계 부족, 지역사회 내 장애인 평생교육기관 부족 등으로 나타났다. 셋째, 졸업 후 취업한 성인 발달장애인들이 집과 직장만 오가는 단조로운 일상에서 장애인 평생교육이 활성화되기 위해서는 직장인의 요구를 고려한 지역사회 내 다양한 평생교육기관과 프로그램의 제공, 학교 교육과의 연계, 참여 확대를 위한 지원인력에 대한 요구 및 졸업한 발달장애인을 관리하고 지원하는 시스템의 요구가활성화 방안으로 나타났다.The purpose of this study was to explore ways to revitalize the participation of adult workers with developmental disabilities in lifelong education for people with disabilities. The study participants were selected from five workers with developmental disabilities and five secondary special education teachers. Data were conducted through deep-interview in face-to-face or non-face-to-face (ZOOM). The study results through coding were as follows. First, the meaning of lifelong education for the disabled in the lives of adults with developmental disabilities in employment was education as necessary for understanding the characteristics of people with developmental disabilities who are slow to learn, adapting to society, and living an independent and happy life. He said that he was able to experience happiness and his own growth through the program. Second, the difficulties experienced by employed adults with developmental disabilities in participating in lifelong education for the disabled were lack of awareness and program information due to lack of publicity, lack of connection with school-age education, and lack of lifelong education institutions for the disabled in the local community. Third, in order to vitalize lifelong education for the disabled in the monotonous daily life of adults with developmental disabilities who are employed after graduation, only going back and forth between home and work. The demand for support manpower for education and the need for a system to manage and support graduates with developmental disabilities appeared as activation measures.

Janissaries and Urban Notables in Local Politics: Struggle for Power and Factional Strife in the Late Eighteenth-Century Anatolian Town of Adana

The transformations that occurred in the Ottoman Empire in the eighteenth century, summarized by one author as more army, more taxes, more bureaucracy, and more state intrusion in the Ottoman provinces, radically changed provincial life in the Ottoman domains. Growing tax and manpower demands not only increased socio-economic pressure on the provinces but also redefined the sultan’s relationship with local authorities. Accompanied by the increasingly frequent stationing of the Janissary corps in the Ottoman provinces, especially in the seventeenth century, the Ottoman cities and towns saw new elite configurations and new types of power struggles and came under greater economic pressure. The rising number of registered Janissaries changed the internal dynamics of the towns, shaped local politics, and created new struggles for power in the cities where corps regiments were stationed, pushing the Janissaries into local politics, whether as rivals or allies of the local elite. As elsewhere, the southern Anatolian town of Adana witnessed such changes in its social structure, local politics, and relations with the imperial authority. Although similarities are to be seen with the eighteenth century provincial power struggles in the Anatolian and Arabian cities of Gaziantep and Aleppo in terms of intense factional strife and the active involvement of the Janissaries and their pretenders in local politics, the power struggle in Adana was between several Janissary officers, one of whom subsequently managed to become the urban notable (ayan) of the town.

The application of specialised management assistants in demand forecasting of human resources

ObjectiveBased on a theoretical analysis and through working practice, this paper presents the experience of the scientific use of the manpower demand prediction method and practical process of specialised business assistants in clinical departments. MethodsA spot observation, interview and public information inquiry were conducted, and SPSS20.0 Chinese software was used to make a statistical prediction of the business growth (P & LT; 0.05). ResultsThe specialist management assistant prepared the manpower needs assessment report for the department, and the hospital organization personnel department adopted the recommendation in the manpower needs assessment report and put it into the hospital's recruitment plan for the following year. ConclusionThe blood purification centre of specialised business assistants in patients in the medical market, service people, workload and equipment operation efficiency analysis data analysis. It was found that an effective prediction model that supports decisions regarding the hospital's scientific allocation of human resources is advantageous to the hospital's human resource optimisation, improves both operation equipment efficiency and patient satisfaction and is worthy of application and popularisation.

우주 인력 정책에 대한 소고

A systematic strategy is required to train future-oriented space manpower. To this end, in this study, the discrepancy between demand and supply of space manpower was confirmed in terms of major, education, and job. It is necessary to systematize the level and range of capabilities required for space potential manpower and space technology/research manpower, and the space manpower training policy considering this is proposed as follows. First, it is necessary to strengthen the infrastructure for training space personnel. Second, a policy to train space potential manpower is needed. Third, policies are needed to nurture space technology and research personnel. These results can be modified and supplemented by considering the human, material and social resources of the government and businesses.

The Role of Human Resource Planning on the Improvement of Employees’ Recruitment Process

Human resource planning (HRP) is one of the most important human resource tasks in the organization. Organizations relies much on human resource planning to determine their current and future needs of manpower. HRP is a vital process in an organization as it gives indication on areas of need. Human resource planning is a process of forecasting the organization’s demand and supply of manpower needs in the present and future. Recruitment involves finding and attracting right and qualified candidates to fill the position in the organization structure. The purpose of this article is to investigate the role and importance of the HRP to the employees’ recruitment and selection process. This research was a disk study based on information from reliable books, articles and scientific papers. Findings revealed that human resource planning in the organization improves the process of recruiting volunteers and facilitates the selection of a qualified and right person in the right place and at the right time. HRP is the heart of the organization and the recruitment process and is the backbone of the organization. Without human resource planning and effective employment policy, no organization can achieve to success and development. When a position becomes vacant in the organization for any reason, the human resources planning will inform the organization. In addition, HRP improves performance, satisfaction, development, evaluation and appropriate maintenance and protection of human resources in the organization.

고등교육 대중화와 학력 불평등 - 엘리트의식과 학력주의 문제를 중심으로

In the early stage of elite education in Korea’s higher education, college students had a strong elite consciousness. He was conscious of realizing justice through criticism and participation in society and was full of confidence. However, behind the scenes lies the desire to increase economic status. With rapid industrialization since the mid-to-late 1970s, the demand for high-quality manpower with college degrees has increased, and the wage gap between educational backgrounds has widened. As a result, the value of a college degree has risen. Higher education began to enter the stage of popularization amid the spread of credentialism. In that sense, the higher education popularization was the result of inequality according to educational background. Since the 1980s when higher education was fully converted to the stage of popularization, the elite consciousness of college students has virtually disappeared and the wage gap has also narrowed. However, the value of educational background, that is, credentialism, remained strong and supported inequality.