A Network Transshipment Model for Manpower Planning and Design.

Abstract

The goal of this paper was to demonstrate the usefulness of a network transshipment model to approximate a linear programming model for manpower planning and design. The main advantages of the network model are: fast computing speeds, easy computation of effectiveness-cost trade-off curve, the availability of much managerial information contained in the dual matrix, and its usefulness in analyzing career paths. The only appreciable disadvantage is the difficulty of imposing extra constraints. In any specific instance, the latter difficulty can usually be overcome by employing parametric programming procedures as illustrated above.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA064345

Entities

People

  • Gerald L. Thompson

Organizations

  • Carnegie Mellon University

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Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Computations
  • Computer Programming
  • Cost Analysis
  • Costs
  • Employment
  • Equal Employment Opportunity
  • Evolutionary Algorithms
  • Linear Programming
  • Management Personnel
  • Manpower
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Research
  • Notation
  • Parametric Programming
  • Personnel Management
  • Transportation

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  • Systems Analysis and Design