Optimal Control of a Graded Manpower System

Abstract

The authors consider a fractional flow model of a graded manpower system and develop algorithms for calculating optimal control policies in four situations: finite time horizons with no constraints on staff distributions; Finite time horizon with constraints on final staff distribution; Infinite horizon with constraints on staff distribution; Problems with a nonstationary transient stage and an infinite stationary stage. In each case results developed in solving the simpler problems are useful in analyzing more complicated situations. In addition to providing computational procedures the authors apply the algorithms to a three rank model and discuss the possible uses and limitations of the procedure.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0759694

Entities

People

  • Richard C. Grinold
  • Robert E. Stanford

Organizations

  • University of California, Berkeley

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Computer Programming
  • Dynamic Programming
  • Employment
  • Equations
  • Linear Programming
  • Manpower
  • Mathematical Models
  • Mathematical Programming
  • Operations Research
  • Optimization
  • Probability
  • Resilience
  • Sensitivity
  • Sequences
  • Stationary
  • Universities

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management