Measurement of Air Force Environmental Protection Program Performance.
Abstract
The purpose of this thesis was to determine if an analysis method could be developed for the Civil Engineering Environmental Planning Function. The modeling technique chosen for this effort was Constrained Facet Analysis (CFA) which is capable of evaluating an organization based on a set multiple inputs and outputs. The most time-consuming aspect of the research was determining appropriate input and output measures for environmental planning organizations, since the functions are service-oriented and have few variables which are suitable for typical quantitative analysis. Many of the variables selected were considered result oriented in that they measured the effectiveness of functions in meeting compliance requirements. The model evaluated the measures to identify efficiency ratings for environmental planning organizations and identified which variables caused the inefficiencies. The analysis was accomplished by collecting data from base environmental functions and processing the data using the computerized cfa model, Productivity Assessment Support System. The results showed that, with certain limitations, the measures and CFA could be used to model the performance of environmental organizations. Field study of CFA use for Air Force Civil Engineering was recommended. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1986
- Accession Number
- ADA174296
Entities
People
- Steven W. Coyle
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology