Staffing and Scheduling of Quality Assurance Inspections for Commercial Activities Contracts on Army Installations.

Abstract

This report describes the procedures and results of a study done for the Directorate of Facilities Engineering, U.S. Army Support Command, Hawaii (DFE, USASCH), to determine appropriate staffing levels for inspection work to be done by Government personnel on a potential service contract under the Commercial Activities (A-76) program. An on site analysis was made of the expected workload, proposed inspection strategies, and proposed inspection requirements as prepared by the DFE. Staffing requirements for the inspection work force were determined by considering inspector skill category and location, and duration and frequency of inspections. Because inspector productivity varies with geographic location, automated modelling techniques were used to optimize the inspectors' time and calculate the necessary number of inspectors. The analysis led to recommendations for modifications to certain inspection strategies. The procedures and results of this study can be applied to the problem of staffing and scheduling inspections for Commercial Activities contracts at other locations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA240327

Entities

People

  • Donald K. Hicks
  • John H. Williamson

Organizations

  • Construction Engineering Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Conditioning
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Frequency
  • Governments
  • Management Personnel
  • Quality Control
  • Scheduling (Production)
  • Standards
  • Tracking Stations
  • Travel Time
  • Validation
  • Workload

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Medical or Health Care Field.
  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.