Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1135192 | Computers & Industrial Engineering | 2009 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Given ever-higher labor costs, organizations should periodically assess the match of personnel skills and quantities with required duties. Consolidating similar functional specialties can improve efficiency by increasing staffing for high-demand jobs, or by identifying areas where staff may be reduced. However, such consolidation activities are often done anecdotally, and can potentially overlook successful skill pairings. We propose a model that enables an objective, repeatable skills consolidation assessment process. Our model—a cost/benefit ratio—identifies skill pairings which are likely to merge successfully, by comparing the costs of training to the benefits of increased staffing level efficiencies for these jobs.
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Authors
Kenneth A. Marentette, Alan W. Johnson, Lisa Mills,