An Investigation into a Methodology to Incorporate Skill Level Effects into the Logistics Composite Model
Abstract
The Logistics Composite Model (LCOM), a major part of the USAF maintenance manpower determination process, should be capable of providing information on the relationship between the workcenter's performance and skill level effects. This thesis investigates a methodology for incorporation into LCOM, which captures this relationship and measures the effects which skill mixture has on the workcenter's performance. A Q-GERT structural model of the workcenter was developed as a guide for understanding the skill level effects which are needed in this LCOM methodology. The developed LCOM methodology took each of the task's mean task times associated with each skill level and training situation, and weighted the task time with the respective probability of that task situation occurring. Specific areas of investigation involved a regression predictor model to quantify 3-level task times, a quantification procedure for determining the on-the-job training workload and the probability of a training situation, and determination of the probability that a task will be performed by a 3-level or 5-level technician, using information from the Comprehensive Data Analysis Program which provided job descriptions for each skill group. The simulation results showed that skill mixture effects have a distinguishable impact on the workcenter's performance.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1981
- Accession Number
- ADA105131
Entities
People
- Joseph P. Racher Jr
- Robert Garcia
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology