A Linear Program for Transportation Cost Minimization of BCT-AIT Shipping.
Abstract
The Combat Allocation Task was initiated by USAPRO in 1957 in response to USCONARC's concern that an insufficient supply of able personnel was reaching combat units. The objective was to provide a system of assigning enlisted men to advanced training resulting in an adequate and equitable distribution of available aptitudes among combat units, combat support units, and other branches of the Army. The system chosen must provide optimal allocation of personnel to MOS based on Army manpower requirements and personnel qualifications. In anticipation of Army needs, USAPRO personnel recognized that an optimal system for allocating personnel would require the use of stored-program computing equipment. During FY 1961 and FY 1962, the Combat Allocation Task began the development, elaboration, and testing of a computer-based assignment method for allocation of uncommitted enlisted personnel to MOS training. In September, 1962, the Adjutant General's Office formulated plans for an Automatic Data Processing System (ADP) for handling the flow of trainees through the training base. Under this system, processing is divided into four phases, or ACT's (Automated Control of Trainees). ACT I is concerned with initial input and control of a master file. ACT II treats the distribution of basic combat training (BCT) personnel to advanced individual training (AIT) and/or directly to unit assignment, while ACT III handles the assignment from AIT to the unit. ACT IV is the statistical analysis program for the total ADP system package. Under this proposed ADP system, Army personnel processing activities were unified under TAG control. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1963
- Accession Number
- ADA079226
Entities
People
- Eugene P. Stichman