Human Resource Planning involves determining the demand and
supply for various categories of workers .James orr wanted a daily count of
the number of employees in his organisation ;he could compare this supply
with the requirements for workers to do various jobs before making
downsizing decisions .
Effective planning also requires information about other potential sources
of workers , such as high such as high schools ,colleges.Staffing describes the
recruting and selecting of individuals for job positions. recruting requires
communicating information about job openings and the organisations to
those best qualfied for the positions
Transaction processing describes the recording and filling of data about a
company’s transactions and serves as a source of much of a company ‘s
internally generated information . it can be the major comonent of
information the operations functions although it exists in other functional
areas as well .A transaction describes a business event such as the sale of a
product receipts ofa payment . hiring of a employee. hospitals process
transaction as part of their system for charging for medical coverage .
In one case , switching to a diagnosis -related reimbursement system called
for aquiring and processing information about a patient;s illness and
treatment.Managers require information about transactions for sevral
reasons.