Development of a USMC Officer Assignment Decision Support System: Feasibility Study

Abstract

Four alternative approaches to development of an Officer Assignment Decision Support System (OADSS) to improve current methods of officer assignment in the United States Marine Corps were evaluated. This feasibility study examined both the operational and technical feasibility of the four alternatives and considered such factors as hardware, software, and communications. Both Existing System Enhancement and Distribution Processing-Minicomputer alternatives were deemed feasible but the former has a more favorable cost-benefits ratio, better in-house system support and will expedite system implementation. However, it is recommended that an Economic Analysis be conducted to further evaluate the two feasible alternatives.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA385157

Entities

People

  • Robert E. Chatfield
  • Stephanie A. Gullet

Organizations

  • United States Marine Corps

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Central Processing Units
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Databases
  • Decision Support Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Economic Analysis
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Information Systems
  • Life Cycle Management
  • Mainframe Computers
  • Marine Corps
  • Operating Systems
  • Personnel Management
  • Processing Equipment
  • United States

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  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
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