New story from Business Standard published by Daniel Pleasant August 4, 2009

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The just-in-time talent solution

Can online, real-time engines ensure rapid but temporary manpower provisioning for today’s uncertain times?

Downsizing. Right-sizing. Up-sizing. Human capital planning swings between these three points, without ever finding a balance at any point of time. It is amongst the most challenging and demanding business problems of our times. In his book, Talent on Demand, Peter Cappelli, professor of management, Wharton School, argues for using the principles of supply chain management, suggesting that the fundamentals of just-in-time manufacturing can be applied to talent management. More: http://tinyurl.com/talentmanagement46