The Allocation of Personnel to Military Occupational Specialties

Abstract

This research tested the feasibility and impact of alternative policies for allocating recruits to military occupational specialties (MOS). It was found feasible to apply network optimization models to MOS allocation problems because of break throughs in computer technology and operations research methodology. Also, while current allocation policies were found useful, even greater performance increases could be generated with optimal allocation policies. The value of these performance gains (0.2 to 0.3 standard deviations) to the Army is also estimated. Keywords: Personnel allocation; Job assignment; Person-job match; Personnel selection; Network optimization; Optimal assignment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA168322

Entities

People

  • Abraham Nelson
  • Edward Schmitz

Organizations

  • U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Administrative Personnel
  • Algorithms
  • Army Personnel
  • Artillery
  • Business Administration
  • Classification
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Occupational Specialties
  • Military Research
  • Operations Research
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Selection
  • Recruiting
  • Recruits
  • Social Sciences
  • Standards
  • Training

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