Resource Planning and Efficiency Maximization

The provided document is about resource planning, which involves allocating tasks to resources within an organization to maximize efficiency. It requires proper investigation and planning to achieve goals and objectives. The document reviews various studies and research on enterprise resource planning, including its implementation in different sectors, simulation techniques for construction resource planning, and post-implementation planning. It also touches upon the importance of critical success factors in ERP implementation and provides a summary of relevant literature.

Resource planning

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
Appraise the development of the human resource function...................................................3
Investigate and plan the resources required to achieve an organisation's aims and objectives5
Evaluate and appraise the use of resources against organisational plans...............................7
Formulate plans to ensure maximisation of resources and remedial actions.........................8
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................9
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................11

INTRODUCTION
Resource planning is defined as the process of allocation of tasks to human and non
human resources for maximising the efficiency of resources. This gives an overview of resource
capacity and availability. A successful organisation is one which is well managed and operated
by the person (Monk and Wagner, 2012). The process of success requires identification of
resources and making effective use of these resources. An organisation evaluates it's
performance by utilising resources in a best way. There are different initiatives taken by
management of the company for developing image of the company like HRM development,
effective recruitment and selection process, training, induction, resource planning and resource
monitoring. These ensure that goals and objectives of the company are achieved in given time
frame. A small medium enterprise that is considered in this report is Verdant Leisure. This
organisation of UK was founded in the year 1990. It is a bespoke holiday park operator which
developed award winning parks. This provides holiday parks for spending leisure time with
family. In this report, development of human resource function is explained. It includes
investigation and planning of resources that are required to achieve goals and objectives of the
organisation. It describes plan for maximising the resources of the company.
Appraise the development of the human resource function
A human resource development is defined as set of planned and systematic activities
which is designed by organisation in order to provide opportunities to employees for learning
skills for current as well as future job requirements. The process of human resource development
consists of developing of expertise in workers by training and development. The main objective
of development of human resource functions is to improve the performance of employees of the
organisation. The human resource functions have various aims like effective utilisation of
human resources, developing working relations among the employees of the company and
focusing on individual development. There are following human resource functions of an
organisation (Drexl and Kimms, 2013). They are described below-
Recruitment and selection- This is the main function of a human resource management of the
company. Staffing is referred as primary and major function of the HR management and
department. It is the responsibility of HR managers to ensure equal employment opportunities to
individuals. Recruitment is the process of selecting new talents and qualified employees for the

organisation and increase it's profits. Recruitment process is done by managers through
advertising jobs and inviting people to get hired. After this process, the next step is selection
process and it is identifying right candidate for the company. This is done through various ways
like oral tests, group discussions, job interviews, verification of credentials and genuinely of the
candidate, gamification, etc. Verdant Leisure is an organisation which has a good recruitment
and selection process and managers hire right candidates who can work effectively for the
company. It uses external way for recruiting employees that includes online recruitment,
employment agencies, campus recruitment, unsolicited candidates, executive search firms or
consultancies (Daher and Mohtar, 2015).
Training and development- This is one of the core functions of human resource management.
The HR managers enhance skills and development of employees by making them efficient in
their jobs. The management of human resource provides trainings to new employees as well as
existing employees for enhancing knowledge and skills of workers. In large organisations they
have a planned training and development session but small medium enterprises do not have such
programs on regular basis. Therefore it is advised for small medium companies to provide
effective trainings to workers of the company and increase the potential of their work. Training
and development in Verdant Leisure will assure that workers and staff are capable of performing
the tasks at acceptable levels. There are basically two different type of trainings provided to
employees i.e. on the job methods and off the methods. On the job methods include job rotation,
coaching, job instruction, committee assignments, apprenticeship and internship. Off the job
training includes classroom lectures, audio-visual, simulation, case studies, role playing,
programmed instructions, vestibule training, etc (Garg and Garg, 2013). Verdant Leisure uses
both the trainings for motivating employees and enhancing the skills and knowledge of workers.
Performance appraisal- This function evaluates the performance of employees working in the
organisation. The human resource management is responsible for administering and developing
performance appraisal systems. This department takes care of providing promotion, pay,
disciplinary action, incentives, bonuses, etc. to the workers and staff. The appraisal is necessary
for development of employees as feedback of workers is important for motivating and guiding
them to improve performance. There are different methods of performance appraisal like
modern and traditional methods. This depends on the nature and kind of the company to
implement the best appraisal method in their organisation. The traditional performance appraisal

system includes confidential report writing. This file is administered in the formal of
governmental institutions and organisations for preparing a report on performance of employees
by workers. The Verdant Leisure is an organisation that has a good performance appraisal
method used for evaluating the performance of employees working in it. This system evaluates
performance of employees using modern methods like 360 degree appraisal, cost counting
method, assessment centres, graphic method and management by objectives.
Career planning and career development- Career planning is developed by desire of many
employees for growing in their job and advancing their career. The career planning activities
includes evaluating the potential of an employee for growth and advancement in the company.
Career planning is the process of establishment of personal career objectives of workers and
fulfilling these objectives. The management of employees help in knowing the core
competencies for lacing workers in suitable job and guiding employees for acquiring skills and
abilities for attaining good position. This planning and training helps in polishing current skills
and knowledge of employees and giving a good work life balance and making right balance
between career and personal life. Career development is a perennial function of Human resource
that identifies needs, goals, abilities, job demand, job rewards. This development is a life long
process of learning, developing skills and knowledge for matching present and future
requirement of job. Employees are not ready for a job when opportunity arises. The human
resource management of Verdant Leisure have the responsibility for motivating employees by
ways of providing suitable opportunities for growing employees and learning new skills and
abilities. This organisation takes care of career planning and career development of their
employees. They are given various motivational videos and sessions to increase their skills and
capabilities.
Investigate and plan the resources required to achieve an organisation's aims and objectives
A company operates and functions for achieving success in market. Every organisation
has specific goals and objectives that are made by the organisation n order to measure it's
performance and growth (Kurbel, 2016). Resource planning is necessary for an organisation to
have plenty of resources and utilising them properly on operations of the company. A planning is
important for a company for making an approach to solve problems and conflicts in the
organisation. There are several points which have to be remembered when resource planning is
considered. These are listed below (Chen, Chen and Chang, 2012)-

Identify the problems and needs – In this stage, the management collects data and information
for finding different problems of the organisation. There are a number of ways used in this
collection of information like surveys, interviews, secondary data, discussions etc. These helps in
knowing about the present condition of the organisation and identifying resources that are
needed or required in completing the tasks of the company. It is important to know that detection
of problem in an organisation is important.
Develop goals and objectives- When the problem is identified and resource need is analysed,
then goals and objectives should be identified. Goals are accompanied by particular and specific
objectives. Goals are defined as broad statements of the desired accomplishments. Objectives can
be smart i.e. smart, measurable, area specific, reliable and time bound. The company develops
goals and objectives for utilising resources of the company in an appropriate manner.
Develop alternative strategies – There are different ways for attainment of goals and objectives
of the company. The management of company working with staff and community develops
different strategies for achieving goals and objectives. There are basically three types of ways by
which information is collected. They are discussed below (Wilson, 2012)-
The company must identify resources that are used by companies of same sector.
The staff of organisation must be so effective for expressing ideas that are based on experiences.
The knowledge and abilities should be demonstrated for offering possibilities in achievement of
intended goals and objectives. When alternative strategies are identified, these are evaluated for
determining the most appropriate alternative strategy. This includes financial considerations, cost
in implementation of the project, and long term positive and negative consequences of the
strategy for targeting customers.
Select strategies and develop a detailed plan- When a strategy is selected by a company, a detail
plan is implemented for the strategy. The development of plan requires four kind of activities
including programming, allocating resources, scheduling and fixing accountability.
Programming- The management identifies the activities or tasks that have to be completed for
meeting the desired goal or objective. There are some cases in a business where this condition
occurs. Some activities should be put into order in which they will be completed.
Allocating resources- This includes determining and assigning resources that are needed to be
implemented for completing the activities. The resources of the company are divided into three
types such as human, physical i.e. materials, facilities, equipments and financial. It is important

to identify resources of the organisation for carrying out specified activities. These are important
in implementing the activities in business.
Scheduling- This is establishing the required time that is needed for completion of each activity.
This includes an assessment of how long every task will take for completion.
Fixing accountability- This step includes determining specific individual or institution that is
responsible for the completion of accomplishing business activities.
Design a monitoring and evaluation plan- The monitoring and evaluation of the task will help
in guiding different decisions like – continuation of the plan, improving existing plans, adding or
dropping a component or an entire plan, institute a same program in other area and reallocating
resources among competing programs or program components. There are basically two types of
evaluations process evaluation and impact evaluation. The process evaluation helps in managing
program activities for achieving desired goals and objectives. This is concerned with effective
use of resources like personnel and equipment and this focuses on reducing waste and making
better use of scarce resources. This is primarily used for finding better ways for implementing
and evaluation of plan. The impact evaluation is involved in measuring the impact of plan on
customers and individuals. This focuses on effectiveness of plan and whether the plan is
achieving it's goals and objectives (Berard and Perotin, ESKER Inc, 2012).
Developing a monitoring and evaluation plan- The plan is developed that has a specific
schedule for monitoring and evaluating the plan. Indicators help in measuring progress for
achieving the objectives of the company. The data sources are indicates the type of information
that is required for measuring statistics of the organisation. When the data is collected, the
company has to analyse this data and reports are produced accordingly (Olson and Staley, 2012).
Verdant Leisure is an organisation of UK that deals in making of parks in cities for
families, kids and people to spend their time in a happy way. This company should take regular
plans for determining the resources of the organisation. It will help the organisation for
monitoring and implementing plans that can help in identifying resources.
Evaluate and appraise the use of resources against organisational plans
Resources are the backbone of any organization, more the resources better is for the
organisation. But it should be noted that an organisation should know how to use their resources
with efficiency, so that more productivity can be extracted from them. The motive of Verdant
Leisure is survival, growth and profit. In most of the cases initially Verdant Leisure had to

compromise with their profit because of inefficiency in using resources, not extracting the
resources fully. That can be achieved by using the resources of the organisation in a right way.
Resources should be used in such a way that it should help the business to reach its desired plan.
The organisation should realise that the resources they are using are productive in nature and
helping organisation for its cause (Saade and Nijher, 2016). The organisational plan set should be
clear and there should be no confusion within the organisation so that resources can be put into
action with clarity. Because lack of coordination may hamper the organisation and it can hamper
the efficiency of work. It is essential to make sure that the business is running smoothly. All
departments should coordinate with each other so that the efficiency and effectiveness can be
generated simultaneously. With proper utilisation of resources the plan set can be easily followed
without much fuss (Chaturvedi, et.al., 2013). A company should plan to use its resources with
efficiency from very beginning of the project. With proper planning only a company will get an
idea or estimate of which type of resources are required. The reason for failure of businesses is
over or under investing in resources then actually required, with proper planning that can be
bring to rest. Fixing small target is also a way of using your resources wisely. It is very important
to review the performance and drawing out conclusion from it so that the resources can be used
in more efficient way in future. If a company want to get the work done in short period of time
they can use technology where it is required so that work can be done as quickly as possible.
Verdant Leisure always tries to maintain a balance between technology and resources part. There
are lot of resources management software which help in increasing efficiency so a company can
invest on those to get the work done in low cost and greater efficiency. Organisational plan
should be such so that potential of resources can be realised and they are extracted to its fullest if
an organisation has invested on them.
Formulate plans to ensure maximisation of resources and remedial actions
Once an organisation has invested on resources they should make sure that the resources
are extracted to its fullest, if not the organisation is doing it in a right way. That means they are
not using the resources to its potential. Resources consist of people, equipment, place, money, or
anything else that you need in order to do all of the activities that you planned for.
Verdant Leisure first tries to figure out if the required resources are available or not. Verdant
Leisure analyse its project first and then they decide on what type of resource is actually
required, after having the knowledge of type of resource required then company see when that

resource are available to them and what condition company need to fulfil so that it is available to
them. The company uses various methods in selecting the ideal type of resources
Expert judgment: It means having expert who has the knowledge about the work and they can
advice on which type of resource company can invest on.
Alternative analysis: It means analysing all type of resources which are available to the
company and choosing the best one for the company out of the many. Detailed study is done and
all the pros and cons of resources are measured before selecting the best available resources for
the company.
After getting the best sets of resources Verdant Leisure uses those resources to its
maximum. For that the company should know the actual potential of the resources so that they
can use it to the fullest of potential. By using the resources in a efficient manner the productivity
of the company raises and with that the profits also go high. Company after having a right set of
resources gets the efficiency and if they can maintain the coordination between the resources and
technology they can get the much needed balance for the smooth conduction of the operation.
Smooth conduction lead to the good working environment and that will lead to the extraction of
resources to its fullest. The company is well aware of the fact that the most important resources
are the human resources of the company. So company should know how to extract efficiency
from their human resource. Having the knowledge of source of motivation and when to use it is
the art a company should know how to use. Giving multiple projects to employees at times so
that task can be done on desired time is also essential. Company should make sure that their
employees are not getting fatigue at the same time. A company conduct various programs so that
skill of the employee can enhanced and training is also given so that they learn new skills which
can come to the aid of organisation when needed. Expertise of employee is used to make
expertise decision. All is done by keeping the time aspect in mind so that the goals which are set
are achieved on the desired time, which means no deviation from the set time frame
(Amirnekooei, Ardehali and Sadri, 2012). So Verdant Leisure use its resources to its fullest and
by doing that it directly help in achieving the set plans with the required efficiency.
CONCLUSION
Resource planning is defines as process for allocating tasks to resources of the
organisation in a way to maximise the efficiency of the company. There are several ways by
which development of human resource function will help in enhancing the efficiency of the

company. An organisation requires proper investigation and planning of resources that are
needed to achieve goals and objectives of the organisation. An effective plan is needed by an
organisation for maximising the resources of the company.

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