SIMPO-I Dynamic Army Model (DYNAMOD)
Abstract
The Army requires dynamic models of personnel subsystem functions to estimate required training input, authorizations needed to support rotation policies, and/or deployment capabilities under alternative utilization policies. Four separate computerized models were developed to represent differing aspects of the rotation-replacement system. All models represent time in assignment by arranging personnel frequencies in a vector. Four tour areas are represented in DYNAMOD I, three in each of the other three models. Differences also exist in the assignment priorities used. Starting inventories are projected by the models in monthly steps. At each step, transfers are simulated, deterministic losses are taken from the flow of personnel, and replacements are added. In applying the four models, the amount of computer time the programs require becomes increasingly important as the number of policy alternatives to be evaluated increases. Lengthy computer runs are not only expensive but are also impractical when immediate results are desired. Perhaps the greatest difficulty is in modifying flow patterns and personnel categories. Each time priorities change or additional subtours are needed, it is necessary to reprogram the models. Reprogramming becomes highly impractical when management desires to study several different priority-of-fill configurations for one problem.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1970
- Accession Number
- ADA077745
Entities
People
- Adele P. Narva
- Joanne M. Witt
- Pauline T. Olson
Organizations
- United States Army Research Laboratory