An Evaluation of the Effects of Selected Scheduling Rules on Aircraft Sortie Effectiveness.
Abstract
The scheduling of tasks in simple and complex environments has been intensely researched. The USAF has shown special interest in research aimed at determining the impact of scheduling effectiveness on mission capability. Much of the recent research emphasizes the need to test, using simulation, selected scheduling rules to determine those that would consistently produce the best results. The availability of the Logistics Composite Model (L-COM) made it possible to test selected scheduling rules in the dynamic maintenance environments of TAC A-7D and MAC C-130E squadrons. Five scheduling rules were inserted into the model to perform the simulations. Results of the simulation indicated that the scheduling rule did impact sortie effectiveness and that rank ordering occurred between the different rules. There was a statistically significant difference between the best and all other scheduling rules for the A-7D. There was no rule for the C-130E which produced statistically significant different sortie effectiveness rates. These results were also compared to an earlier F-4E study that utilized the same five rules. (Author).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1977
- Accession Number
- ADA044081
Entities
People
- Curtis H. Gwaltney
- William D. Duncan Jr.
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology