Application of the Assignment Algorithm to Quartermaster Captains
Abstract
The results indicate that the assignment algorithm can be applied to situations other than Infantry branch. The high percentage of computer-generated assignments that match actual Quartermaster assignments suggests that the algorithm can model branch policies and procedures and that the model is improved if special cases, e.g., family hardships or special requisitions, are handled separately as in actual assignment procedures. Adaptation of Infantry variables to the Quartermaster situation underlines the fact that care must be taken to tailor variables to the actual set of procedures and policies modeled either across branch or division or over time. In summary, the research with Quartermaster captains has shown that the assignment algorithm is a feasible approach for matching officers with jobs. This approach can be adapted to a small, non-combat arms assignment situation as well as to the large Infantry group for which it was originally developed.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1977
- Accession Number
- ADA077923
Entities
People
- Alison F. Fields
Organizations
- U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences