Performance Evaluation of Decisionmaking Organizations,

Abstract

Decisionmaking organizations are modeled as asynchronous concurrent systems using Timed Petri Nets. This model allows the evaluation of time-related performance with respect to the following measures: the maximum throughput rate, defined as the maximum processing rate achievable by the system, and the execution schedule, which determines the earliest instants at which the different operations can occur in the process. These measures of performance (MOPs) are expressed as functions of the time and resource constraints that are in force in any particular organization. The characterization obtained makes it possible to compare different organizational forms and to modify existing designs so as to improve performance. The methodology is illustrated through the analysis of a five-member ship control party of a submarine. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA183330

Entities

People

  • Alexander H. Levis
  • Herve P. Hillion

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Command And Control
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Distribution Functions
  • Dynamic Response
  • Military Research
  • Models
  • Organizational Structure
  • Petri Nets
  • Probabilistic Models
  • Probability
  • Probability Distribution Functions
  • Probability Distributions
  • Random Variables
  • Sequences
  • Steady State

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computer Networking
  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.