A Methodology to Estimate Work Force Requirements in Military Food Service Facilities,

Abstract

The purpose of the research summarized in this report is to develop a series of models to predict hourly work force requirements in U.S. military food service facilities. The models predict hourly needs for two types of workers whose numbers cannot be easily determined--cooks and food service attendants (kp's). The latter are also categorized according to weather or not they perform activities normally defined as cook's duties. The estimates produced by a model can be modified by managers should there be special circumstances not included in the model. The resulting estimates are then used as the basis for determining work force size and for scheduling workers. Either computer or manual procedures can be used to prepare schedules. Since these models are to be used frequently in the field by individuals who will not necessarily have a technical background, they were designed to have certain characteristics: (1) They are as simple as possible while still including the effect of all major factors, (2) They require only data which are easy to obtain, and (3) They do not require a great deal of calculation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 08, 1977
Accession Number
ADA052006

Entities

People

  • Richard A. Grabiec
  • Richard J. Giglio
  • Rob R. Weitz
  • Robert D. Davis

Organizations

  • University of Massachusetts Amherst

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Correlation Analysis
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Mining
  • Data Science
  • Dining Halls
  • Health Services
  • Information Science
  • Literature Surveys
  • Management Engineering
  • Military Personnel
  • Personnel Management
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Predictive Modeling
  • Regression Analysis
  • Standards
  • Statistical Analysis

Readers

  • Industrial Economics
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Theoretical Analysis.