Divya is the HR manager of a manufacturing firm. What step should she advise management to take first to forecast its human resources needs?
A) Project turnover of non-managerial workers based on turnover that has occurred over the previous three years
B) Project the sales for each of the firm's products and estimate quality and nature of employees needed
C) Create a replacement chart by first deciding which current employees will likely not stay with the firm
D) Project the sales for each of the firm's products and calculate the volume of production needed to meet sales requirements
E) Develop a staffing table that matches market potential and forecasted sales against new levels of competition

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The first step in forecasting human resources needs is to project sales and calculate the production volume required to meet those sales, as this will determine the number and type of employees needed.

Divya Is the HR Manager of a Manufacturing Firm