Information Technology & Human Resource Planning

Paper Summary:

This paper takes a look at how the new level of "global interconnectedness" has affected the role strategic human resources' planning has traditionally held in the development of the business enterprise. This paper will discuss the manner in which information technology currently affects the human resources departments of various businesses, toward the accomplishment of their respective long-term strategic objectives.

Outline:
Introduction
The Internet
Employee Training through Technology
Conducting Business Online
Computer Assisted Manufacturing
Conclusion

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"In the past few years, the competition among companies that manufacture goods through assembly plants has dramatically increased. As a result, companies have begun to introduce computer-assisted manufacturing processes into their assembly plants as a method of improving product quality. Unfortunately, this new technology is likely to result in the substantial modification of jobs, as employees will be required to learn statistical process-control techniques. This new technology and the push for higher quality products will require employees to attend new types of training, and it is predicted that over 50 percent of the employees affected by such changes have been out of school for at a decade. As a result, human resources and employers must opt for new methods of training to adequately prepare employees for the technological changes. As demonstrated by companies such as Kraft and Sony, computer-assisted manufacturing ultimately turn a company into a multi-million dollar success, at the cost of modifying employee's positions. The U.S. Census Bureau defines manufacturing as the mechanical, physical, or chemical transformation of materials and substances into new products (U.S. Census Bureau, 1997). Technological change and it's impact on the work force have become a focus of attention in both the United States and internationally. These innovations include advanced communication systems, robots, computer-assisted design and computer-assisted manufacturing."

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