A TECHNIQUE FOR THE EVALUATION OF RECRUITING STRATEGY WITH FLUCTUATING AVAILABILITY AND KNOWN DEMAND

Abstract

Large organizations, such as the armed services, have a fairly constant requirement for new personnel, but availability of recruits varies from month to month. It is proposed that manpower needs be met by exceeding quotas at times of high availability of qualified applicants and holding surpluses inactive until needed. A special case of the general linear programming model, the transportation problem, provides a computer technique for determining the optimal scheduling of overages and holding times to keep holding costs at a minimum. Different arbitrary estimates of holding costs applied to a series of problems demonstrate the importance of accurate cost estimates. Procedures for continuing improvement of input data are suggested. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0294848

Entities

People

  • Frank B. Ford

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Administrative Personnel
  • Availability
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Cost Estimates
  • Costs
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Linear Programming
  • Management Personnel
  • Manpower
  • Military Personnel
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Recruiting
  • Recruits
  • Scheduling (Production)

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  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Naval Personnel Management
  • Operations Research