Forecasting Staffing Needs in a Navy Research Laboratory.

Abstract

Like many government organizations, the Navy Personnel Research and Development Center (NAVPERSRANDCEN) faces restrictions regarding the number of personnel it may hire. In order to justify its existing billets or positions, NAVPERSRANDCEN must demonstrate that it is effectively using its current allocation of billets. This, in turn, requires accurate predictions of future attrition so that the lead time associated with recruiting and hiring new personnel can precede personnel losses without incurring long periods of billet vacancy. The purpose of this effort was to provide a methodology capable of forecasting at the lowest level of aggregation possible, the number and type of personnel vacancies far enough in advance to allow time for recruiting and hiring. Findings indicated that NAVPERSRANDCEN attrition can be forecast with a sufficient degree of accuracy. (Author)

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Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA108380

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