A COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR THE DETERMINATION OF AN OPTIMAL ADVANCEMENT POLICY FOR PETTY OFFICERS: A DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING APPROACH.

Abstract

An important function of personnel planners in the Bureau of Naval Personnel is concerned with the establishment of advancement policies of Petty Officers in various Navy ratings. This report describes the details of a digital computer program which will permit the determination of the optimum advancement policy for a rating for one time period. Consequently the use of this program will materially assist these planners to perform their duties more effectively. The background material, flowcharts, operating procedures and illustrative example are provided. The method of optimization used is known as dynamic programming. The report indicates that this work is being generalized for use over several time periods. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0635850

Entities

People

  • Margaret H. Covher
  • William J. Moonan

Organizations

  • Naval Health Research Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Software
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Digital Computers
  • Digital Information
  • Dynamic Programming
  • Materials
  • Naval Personnel
  • Optimization

Readers

  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Systems Analysis and Design