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Ace Hardware, incorporated in 1928 as Ace Stores Inc., was founded to provide a centralized purchasing organization to supply the founders' and members' stores. Its retail network expanded to hundreds of dealers by 1949, when annual sales reached about $10 million.
After Hesse retired in 1973, Ace was sold to its retailers, becoming a cooperative,[1] and the headquarters moved to suburban Oak Brook. Independent owners became dealer-owners and shareholders in the company. Because it is a co-op and not a franchise, each Ace Hardware store looks different. Ace has placed a focus on Ace stores exhibiting some similar characteristics, such as signaled and core product lines. The Vision 21 program, as this is called, is aimed to make all stores look recognizable as an Ace Hardware.
As of 2005[update], the $13 billion retail hardware cooperative is made up of more than 4,600 independent stores in all 50 states of the United States and in 70 different countries. Ace Hardware was named after the Ace fighter pilots of World War I, who were able to overcome all odds.
An ACE Hardware store in Springboro, Ohio
Ace Hardware's long-time slogan The helpful hardware place has been replaced by The helpful place. Another change came when[when?] its longtime jingle — "Ace is the place with the helpful hardware man" — was modified with the more gender-neutral "folks" replacing "man." Much of their advertising since 1987 features John Madden, a former NFL coach and announcer.
Prior to Madden, Suzanne Somers was a spokesperson for Ace Hardware but was dropped because of a previously issued topless poster for Maheraja water skis.[citation needed] Home improvement expert Lou Manfredini currently serves as ACE's "Helpful Hardware Man" and media spokesperson.
The Springboro, Ohio location in the picture to the right has recently[when?] closed its doors.
Ray Griffith currently serves as the President and CEO of Ace Hardware Corporation and has served in that position since taking over for Dave Hodnik in 2005. Hodnik had served as ACE's leader since 1996. David Ziegler serves as Chairman of the Board. ACE Hardware Corporation now does over $3 billion in hardware sales annually and had $12.5 billion in retail sales during 2007.
Ace Hardware, incorporated in 1928 as Ace Stores Inc., was founded to provide a centralized purchasing organization to supply the founders' and members' stores. Its retail network expanded to hundreds of dealers by 1949, when annual sales reached about $10 million.
After Hesse retired in 1973, Ace was sold to its retailers, becoming a cooperative,[1] and the headquarters moved to suburban Oak Brook. Independent owners became dealer-owners and shareholders in the company. Because it is a co-op and not a franchise, each Ace Hardware store looks different. Ace has placed a focus on Ace stores exhibiting some similar characteristics, such as signaled and core product lines. The Vision 21 program, as this is called, is aimed to make all stores look recognizable as an Ace Hardware.
As of 2005[update], the $13 billion retail hardware cooperative is made up of more than 4,600 independent stores in all 50 states of the United States and in 70 different countries. Ace Hardware was named after the Ace fighter pilots of World War I, who were able to overcome all odds.
An ACE Hardware store in Springboro, Ohio
Ace Hardware's long-time slogan The helpful hardware place has been replaced by The helpful place. Another change came when[when?] its longtime jingle — "Ace is the place with the helpful hardware man" — was modified with the more gender-neutral "folks" replacing "man." Much of their advertising since 1987 features John Madden, a former NFL coach and announcer.
Prior to Madden, Suzanne Somers was a spokesperson for Ace Hardware but was dropped because of a previously issued topless poster for Maheraja water skis.[citation needed] Home improvement expert Lou Manfredini currently serves as ACE's "Helpful Hardware Man" and media spokesperson.
The Springboro, Ohio location in the picture to the right has recently[when?] closed its doors.
Ray Griffith currently serves as the President and CEO of Ace Hardware Corporation and has served in that position since taking over for Dave Hodnik in 2005. Hodnik had served as ACE's leader since 1996. David Ziegler serves as Chairman of the Board. ACE Hardware Corporation now does over $3 billion in hardware sales annually and had $12.5 billion in retail sales during 2007.
Manpower Planning and Staffing
Manpower staffing can never work alone. Manpower planning is required in order to start staffing. Manpower planning, in simple words, means planning the human resources need of the organization. In management terms, this process is also known as human resources planning or personnel management. Human resources planning process precedes the process of manpower staffing. The following aspects need to be analyzed in the process of manpower planning.
* Analysis of the current manpower of the organization.
* Computation of the future required manpower for the organization.
* Development of the existing manpower of the organization.
* Planning the employee training requirements of the existing manpower of the organization.
* Planning for the future needs of the organization.
Based on these plans, manpower staffing takes place. Let us understand the actual process now.
* Taking into consideration the future requirements and the current human resources, the organization plans on which kind of people to hire, the posts for which these people are to be hired, the duration within which they are to be hired, and the general human resource management.
* If there are certain likely candidates who fit the bill of the position, then the organization needs to consider their candidature too. A point to remember here is that, if people from within the organization are promoted, then the organization needs to hire people to fill up the gaps created due to such promotions.
* Once it is ascertained how many people are to be hired and which posts they are to be hired for, the hunt for manpower begins.
* A manpower staffing consultant could be hired to enable the organization to find the right people for the right job.
* The applications are invited, they are screened and people who do not suit the needs are eliminated. The selected few are interviewed and if everything is satisfactory, they are selected.
* The manpower planning process and staffing procedure does not end here. The selected people need to be trained and need to be introduced to the goals of the organization for the satisfaction of which, these people are selected.
* Once they start off with their work, they need to be monitored for productivity. It is important to monitor the employee performance to ensure that the employee is achieving the organizational goals.
Thus, these were the procedures for manpower planning and manpower staffing. It should not be confused with recruitment. Recruitment is a part of manpower staffing, but the entire process of staffing is more than just recruitment. I hope this article has been informative for you and I hope I have been able to clear any doubts from your minds about manpower planning and staffing.
After Hesse retired in 1973, Ace was sold to its retailers, becoming a cooperative,[1] and the headquarters moved to suburban Oak Brook. Independent owners became dealer-owners and shareholders in the company. Because it is a co-op and not a franchise, each Ace Hardware store looks different. Ace has placed a focus on Ace stores exhibiting some similar characteristics, such as signaled and core product lines. The Vision 21 program, as this is called, is aimed to make all stores look recognizable as an Ace Hardware.
As of 2005[update], the $13 billion retail hardware cooperative is made up of more than 4,600 independent stores in all 50 states of the United States and in 70 different countries. Ace Hardware was named after the Ace fighter pilots of World War I, who were able to overcome all odds.
An ACE Hardware store in Springboro, Ohio
Ace Hardware's long-time slogan The helpful hardware place has been replaced by The helpful place. Another change came when[when?] its longtime jingle — "Ace is the place with the helpful hardware man" — was modified with the more gender-neutral "folks" replacing "man." Much of their advertising since 1987 features John Madden, a former NFL coach and announcer.
Prior to Madden, Suzanne Somers was a spokesperson for Ace Hardware but was dropped because of a previously issued topless poster for Maheraja water skis.[citation needed] Home improvement expert Lou Manfredini currently serves as ACE's "Helpful Hardware Man" and media spokesperson.
The Springboro, Ohio location in the picture to the right has recently[when?] closed its doors.
Ray Griffith currently serves as the President and CEO of Ace Hardware Corporation and has served in that position since taking over for Dave Hodnik in 2005. Hodnik had served as ACE's leader since 1996. David Ziegler serves as Chairman of the Board. ACE Hardware Corporation now does over $3 billion in hardware sales annually and had $12.5 billion in retail sales during 2007.
Ace Hardware, incorporated in 1928 as Ace Stores Inc., was founded to provide a centralized purchasing organization to supply the founders' and members' stores. Its retail network expanded to hundreds of dealers by 1949, when annual sales reached about $10 million.
After Hesse retired in 1973, Ace was sold to its retailers, becoming a cooperative,[1] and the headquarters moved to suburban Oak Brook. Independent owners became dealer-owners and shareholders in the company. Because it is a co-op and not a franchise, each Ace Hardware store looks different. Ace has placed a focus on Ace stores exhibiting some similar characteristics, such as signaled and core product lines. The Vision 21 program, as this is called, is aimed to make all stores look recognizable as an Ace Hardware.
As of 2005[update], the $13 billion retail hardware cooperative is made up of more than 4,600 independent stores in all 50 states of the United States and in 70 different countries. Ace Hardware was named after the Ace fighter pilots of World War I, who were able to overcome all odds.
An ACE Hardware store in Springboro, Ohio
Ace Hardware's long-time slogan The helpful hardware place has been replaced by The helpful place. Another change came when[when?] its longtime jingle — "Ace is the place with the helpful hardware man" — was modified with the more gender-neutral "folks" replacing "man." Much of their advertising since 1987 features John Madden, a former NFL coach and announcer.
Prior to Madden, Suzanne Somers was a spokesperson for Ace Hardware but was dropped because of a previously issued topless poster for Maheraja water skis.[citation needed] Home improvement expert Lou Manfredini currently serves as ACE's "Helpful Hardware Man" and media spokesperson.
The Springboro, Ohio location in the picture to the right has recently[when?] closed its doors.
Ray Griffith currently serves as the President and CEO of Ace Hardware Corporation and has served in that position since taking over for Dave Hodnik in 2005. Hodnik had served as ACE's leader since 1996. David Ziegler serves as Chairman of the Board. ACE Hardware Corporation now does over $3 billion in hardware sales annually and had $12.5 billion in retail sales during 2007.
Manpower Planning and Staffing
Manpower staffing can never work alone. Manpower planning is required in order to start staffing. Manpower planning, in simple words, means planning the human resources need of the organization. In management terms, this process is also known as human resources planning or personnel management. Human resources planning process precedes the process of manpower staffing. The following aspects need to be analyzed in the process of manpower planning.
* Analysis of the current manpower of the organization.
* Computation of the future required manpower for the organization.
* Development of the existing manpower of the organization.
* Planning the employee training requirements of the existing manpower of the organization.
* Planning for the future needs of the organization.
Based on these plans, manpower staffing takes place. Let us understand the actual process now.
* Taking into consideration the future requirements and the current human resources, the organization plans on which kind of people to hire, the posts for which these people are to be hired, the duration within which they are to be hired, and the general human resource management.
* If there are certain likely candidates who fit the bill of the position, then the organization needs to consider their candidature too. A point to remember here is that, if people from within the organization are promoted, then the organization needs to hire people to fill up the gaps created due to such promotions.
* Once it is ascertained how many people are to be hired and which posts they are to be hired for, the hunt for manpower begins.
* A manpower staffing consultant could be hired to enable the organization to find the right people for the right job.
* The applications are invited, they are screened and people who do not suit the needs are eliminated. The selected few are interviewed and if everything is satisfactory, they are selected.
* The manpower planning process and staffing procedure does not end here. The selected people need to be trained and need to be introduced to the goals of the organization for the satisfaction of which, these people are selected.
* Once they start off with their work, they need to be monitored for productivity. It is important to monitor the employee performance to ensure that the employee is achieving the organizational goals.
Thus, these were the procedures for manpower planning and manpower staffing. It should not be confused with recruitment. Recruitment is a part of manpower staffing, but the entire process of staffing is more than just recruitment. I hope this article has been informative for you and I hope I have been able to clear any doubts from your minds about manpower planning and staffing.
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