Analytical Steps for Evaluating Labor Supply and Demand

Four analytical steps in workforce planning:

  1. The supply model analysis, which reviews an organization’s current labor supply.
  2. The demand model analysis, which estimates future business plans and objectives.
  3. The gap analysis, which compares the variances in the supply and demand models to identify skill surpluses and deficiencies.
  4. The solution analysis, which focuses on how to tackle gaps in current and future staffing needs through recruiting, training and development, contingent staffing, or outsourcing.
Sharam Kohan
Sharam Kohan

Sharam Kohan is an organizational leadership professional with experience spanning employment law, human resources, and public service. He is currently an LL.M. degree candidate at UC Berkeley School of Law and previously served on Alameda County’s Human Relations Commission, advancing equity-focused community initiatives. He holds an Employment Law specialization from Temple University School of Law and is SHRM-certified.

Sharam is also a writer whose work explores the intersection of law and philosophy, including Judgment, a Priori Itself and Sartre’s Conception of Freedom. He comments on organizational dynamics and social issues, and supports Bay Area community organizations through philanthropy and volunteer service.

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