STUDIES IN THE COMPUTERIZATION OF ENLISTED CLASSIFICATION: I. A HIERARCHY OF CRITERIA FOR COMPUTERIZED CLASSIFICATION OF ENLISTED MEN. II. TRAINING COST MINIMIZATION AS A CRITERION FOR PERSONNEL CLASSIFICATION. III. SHORT-TERM FLUCTUATIONS IN CLASS 'A' SCHOOL QUOTAS.
Abstract
The report consists of three brief papers presenting several aspects of the ongoing research program at the U. S. Naval Personnel Research Activity, San Diego, concerned with computerizing enlisted classification. The first paper provides an overview of planned and alternative approaches to a central issue in computerized classification, namely; what are the goals the computer will maximize. The second paper presents the mathematics behind one goal currently being investigated--cost reduction, as measured in dollars spent in training. The results of a small scale simulation study are reported. The third paper emphasizes the need for computerization by showing how fluctuations in short-term demand can create brief and expensive periods of 'feast or famine' in the available manpower pool even when the longer-term manpower supply may be stable and adequate. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 1966
- Accession Number
- AD0659287
Entities
People
- Bernard Rimland
- Edward F. Alf Jr.
- Leonard Swanson
Organizations
- Naval Health Research Center