Manpower Planning In Steel Industry

Dear friends,
I am recently apppointed as HR Manager in steel industry.They assigned the task of developing manpower plan.What steps should adopt for developing the manpower plan.
Kindly suggest
Mathew

Hi Mathew,
Please have observations on below concept so that you will come to know the Manpower Planning.
1. Get details your org machinery and product details, the consumption of time to making one product
2. Understand present employees , how they are working, be with closely
3. Get sales output
4.The spaces of productions department, future project details
5. Meet the other same organizations,
6. Present salaries details and trend of the same
7. co-ordinate with supervisors & Heads of the department
I can suggest you one thing be understand the employees so that you can have ability of making the manpower planning.