Utility Theory in Military Personnel Management.
Abstract
An important element of personnel policy testing and decision making with computer simulation models is the criteria used for evaluating changes. Measures of cost and inventory have been used by the Bureau of Naval Personnel to manage the distribution of personnel filling the billet structure. Other measures are needed, however, to achieve an optimum distribution of strength. An effort was undertaken to develop another personnel planning tool--a utility model. This model would assess the overall value that the Navy should expect to receive from the personnel afforded by a level of manpower expenditure. Two Delphi experiments and a Broadcast experiment were conducted to solicit the opinions of Navy experts from headquarters as well as the fleet regarding productivity of an average enlisted man in terms of utility to the Navy as he progressed in years of service in a specific paygrade. Paygrade utility 'tents' from the Delphi experiments were developed. Results showed that in all paygrades maximum utility is reached well before end of career.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1976
- Accession Number
- ADA035590
Entities
People
- John R. Schmid
- Richard K. Hovey