The Implications of Manpower Supply and Productivity for the Pay and Composition of the Military Force: An Optimization Model

Abstract

The report describes the development of a mathematical model of military manpower used to describe the dynamic flow of personnel within the military system. The model can be used to determine optimal military wage rates and lengths of service under steady-state and long-run conditions. Steady-state pay rates are chosen to maximize the level of military effectiveness subject to an annual budget constraint. Manpower supply is based on enlistment and retention, which are complex functions of the value and timing of wage payments, bonuses, and retirement benefits. Enlistment and retention are based as much as possible on extensive previous research on the relationship of military manpower supply to compensation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1974
Accession Number
ADA004600

Entities

People

  • David L. Jaquette
  • Gary R. Nelson

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Programs
  • Department Of Defense
  • Dynamic Programming
  • Employment
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Management Personnel
  • Mathematical Models
  • Mathematical Programming
  • Military Personnel
  • Operations Research
  • Optimization
  • Personnel Management
  • Recruiting
  • Recruits

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Industrial Economics
  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.