Hi there!

I am currently working in the Textile Industry, and my boss has requested that I conduct a Manpower Rationalization study within the organization. However, I am not familiar with the term.

I would greatly appreciate a quick response from all of you regarding the term and the process.

Thanks & Regards,
Rahul Vaidya

From India, Pune
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Hi,

In the fast-changing global corporate scenario, the rationalization of organizational structure is now reigning supreme, and outsourcing has emerged as a leading trend to facilitate this. Outsourcing reduces business operating costs.

"For Microsoft, outsourcing has been a way to temper the expansion of our workforce and reduce management overhead. I hope this keeps us from growing big in the wrong areas and becoming ineffective through too much overhead." - Bill Gates on outsourcing (Source: Business @ the speed of light). Worldwide outsourcing services are set to exceed the $100 billion market: in 1998, spending topped $99 billion. Spending is expected to reach $151 billion by 2003. Corporate giants in the United States, Europe, and Japan prefer India for cost-effective and high-quality software solutions. We vouch for India and have established ourselves as a big Indian player in all domains. We leverage the importance of India and offer the same to others, especially when it comes to Manpower Rationalization.

The reasons are obvious: Better Resource Utilization: It helps companies focus on the area of their core competence. Thus, resources are utilized more efficiently without being diverted into other support activities.

Cost Saving: This means there is a sizeable saving in terms of cost. Companies are clearly finding that many more jobs can be done by others, better, more efficiently, and even at a lower cost. Dell, Cisco, and Nortel are familiar role models of how to use outsourcing to generate huge cost savings and also serve customers better.

Organizational efficiency: Facilitates and supports major organization change. Business Innovation: Improving and innovating in processes, skills, and technology, while mediating financial risk through the vendor.

New market: Direct profit is generated through joint ventures and vendor partners. And, there is no doubt that more and more corporate majors are taking recourse to outsourcing as a means to bring in efficiency and economy in terms of size and operation.

So why not you?

From Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
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Dear Rahul,

Manpower Rationalization is a careful exercise whereby you need to freeze all fresh recruitment and conduct a SWOT analysis with employees. Then, find out the aptitude of the present employees and what they are interested in. Suit them by internal transfers. This way, you will achieve all those objectives of Manpower Rationalization, i.e., Better Utilization of resources, Cost saving, Organizational Efficiency, and Explore New Markets.

Please feel free to send me your questions at - I am a freelance consultant.

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Sushil Gupta

From India, Surat
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Rationalization refers to balancing the workload of manpower. There will be some people who don't find enough time to finish their work and some others sleeping during working hours.

You need to reshuffle the duties and responsibilities of people in order to utilize them better. As Shushil rightly said, before going for new recruitment, explore if the job can be fulfilled with the existing resources. You can use the help of Industrial Engineers in assessing the workload and balancing it.

Warm regards,
Sujai K

From Oman, Muscat
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Dear Rahul,

I thank Mr. Sujal for explaining the meaning of Rationalization in a brief and most appropriate way.

I am an Industrial Engineer by profession with a Gold Medal in Industrial Engineering and over 36 years of experience in conducting Industrial Engineering Assignments in various industries, such as Manufacturing, Engineering, Textile, Electricals, Pharmaceuticals, Hotels, and Hospitals. These assignments include Rationalization of Manpower, Workload Studies, Job Evaluation, Incentive Schemes, and Value Engineering.

Currently, I am engaged in offering my expertise to improve Manpower Utilization (effectiveness), Productivity, and assisting industries in implementing assignments through conducting In-House Training Programmes, Hand-Holding/Coaching in Lean, Six Sigma, 5 S, Kaizen, Value Engineering, Quality Circles, FMEA, 7 QC Tools, ISO 9001 QMS, 14001 EMS, Work Study, etc. (30 Topics).

I also serve as a Project Guide to Graduate Engineering/MBA Students.

Please forward your requirements to or contact me at Cell No 98190 79985.

Warm regards,

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From India, Mumbai
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Hi!

I have been working in the textile industry since January 2015. We are currently undergoing manpower rationalization in our manufacturing units to determine the required workforce for each unit. Can anyone provide guidance on how to proceed with this process? I would appreciate more insight into the process of manpower rationalization.

I am looking forward to a prompt response from all of you.

Regards,
Dinesh Thakur

From India, Jalandhar
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