Manpower Planning: a case study in the Forestry Commission

Abstract

Introduction This account of an operational manpower planning study is presented to show how the available ingredients were mixed to produce a very successful and useful end product. It highlights, in particular, the cooperation between personnel management (Forestry Commission), manpower planning analyst (Civil Service Department Statistician) and trade union (Civil Service Union) which was such a productive feature of the exercise.

Citation

Ashdown, P.L., Cruden, S., Sheldon, J.D., Boyd, D.G. and Venner, B.G. (1974), "Manpower Planning: a case study in the Forestry Commission", Personnel Review, Vol. 3 No. 4, pp. 26-33. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb055265