A Decision Support System to Assist Manpower Forecasting in the Royal Australian Air Force

Abstract

This study considers a problem that faces Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) manpower and personnel managers. Information decisions on the future force structure of the RAAF officer corps can be made by managers if they have access to objective, valid, reliable forecasts. At present, the RAAF has no standard mechanism to perform forecasts--a variety of tools are used. Given the importance and cost of the manpower resource, one integrated forecasting tool would support manpower decisions greatly. The aim of this research is to address the existing forecasting deficiency in the RAAF and provide an automated system to integrate current forecasting methods. A Decision Support System (DSS) is best suited to this task. A prototype of the DSS, which contained the core modules of the system, was evaluated by RAAF manpower managers. The found the DSS a useful tool to assist them with decisions effecting the future force structure.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA246811

Entities

People

  • Simon J. Kelly

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

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Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Personnel
  • Business Administration
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Databases
  • Decision Support Systems
  • Delphi Method
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Information Systems
  • Management Personnel
  • Mathematical Models
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Spreadsheet Software
  • Surveys

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  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Naval Personnel Management