Principal Component Analysis Applied to Measuring Efficiency and Effectiveness in Army Materiel Command Depots and Major Subordinate Commands.
Abstract
Data was analyzed for eleven different depots using the three efficiency indices, which are the productivity indices of manpower and dollars, and the Defense Integrated Measurement Engineering System (DIMES) index. The present composite level analysis using an averaging technique to determine the overall rankings for an activity is shown. This method is compared to rankings determined by principal component techniques. The sphericity test is applied to the correlation matrix obtained from the composite level data and results are shown. The conclusions are: (1) the results of the sphericity test indicate that the three indices should all be used in calculating a composite level efficiency index; and (2) the composite level index based on principal component analysis is better than the averaged composite index now in use.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1975
- Accession Number
- ADA009287
Entities
People
- Otha W. Evans
Organizations
- United States Army Materiel Command