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Markov manpower planning models: a review

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  • Vincent A. Amenaghawon
  • Virtue U. Ekhosuehi
  • Augustine A. Osagiede

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A manpower system is a network of individuals working together in an organisation for the purpose of achieving the common goal of the organisation. To ensure that the right number of individuals is available to meet the task to be performed by the organisation, manpower planning techniques are needed. This paper reviews the manpower planning literature with specific interest on manpower systems modelled within the Markov chain context. Markov chains provide a convenient framework to analyse the structural mechanisms that underlie social change, extrapolate shifts in the state distribution of the system, control personnel structures by framing optimal promotion and recruitment strategies, evaluate personnel policies, and deal with heterogeneity and uncertainty in the system configuration. This paper surveys these applications areas and highlights the methodological issues arising from varying the unit interval of the Markov manpower system in discrete time.

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  • Vincent A. Amenaghawon & Virtue U. Ekhosuehi & Augustine A. Osagiede, 2023. "Markov manpower planning models: a review," International Journal of Operational Research, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 46(2), pages 227-250.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijores:v:46:y:2023:i:2:p:227-250
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