A Computer Simulation of the Structure of the Royal Australian Air Force Officer Corps: The ROS Model.
Abstract
The purpose of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Officer Structure (ROS) model is to assist the RAAF Personnel Division to complete its planning and control functions with regard to the Officer Corps. An entity-oriented computer simulation model, isomorphic to the practices and procedures of the RAAF Personnel Division, is used to assist managers to obtain the maximum benefit from the officer manpower resource. The model is goal-seeking in that it seeks to satisfy demands for officer manpower within resource constraints. The processes of manpower demand, resource allocation, loss of officers from the Service, promotion, recruitment and recruitment limits are modeled. Each officer in the Service is modeled, and officers represented in the model are subject to deterministic and stochastic processes as in the real world. The model progresses in one-year steps, taking data from several source files, plus inputs from the operator who communicates interactively with the model. Extensive output is available to enable managers and analysts to determine significant aspects of the consequent Officer Corps structure. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1982
- Accession Number
- ADA122847
Entities
People
- Christopher L. Mills
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology