Forecasting Manpower Requirements for a New Weapon System,

Abstract

Shortages in Navy fleet manning have been attributed in part to lack of information concerning manpower requirements during the acquisition of higher technology weapon systems. Manpower shortages in critical skill areas and increased training costs due to shorter lead times have also resulted. To avoid these pitfalls in the future, the Navy has embarked in a program to identify and evaluate the technological and operational factors of a new weapon system during the conceptual and developmental stages to determine their impact on manpower requirements. This paper presents a methodology for forecasting the effects of technology operating tempo, and performance capability on the maintenance-manpower requirements of new aircraft systems. Application of the methodology to the new F-18 fighter aircraft is addressed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA131611

Entities

People

  • George Chernowitz
  • Thomas A. Blanco

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Business Administration
  • Electronics
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Life Cycles
  • Maintenance
  • Maintenance Requirements
  • Manpower
  • Naval Operations
  • Navy
  • Radar Altimeters
  • Training
  • Warfare

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  • Civilian Systems Systems Program Capability Development and Upgrade Support Activity Expense and Pay Management.
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.