Agent-Based Simulation System: A Demonstration of the Advantages of an Electronic Employment Market in a Large Military Organization

Abstract

The Navy Personnel Command assigns over 100,000 Sailors annually utilizing in excess of 200 Detailers. This process is typically done manually between Sailor and Detailer. Navy Personnel Research Studies and Technology (NPRST), together with NPS, have begun a series of studies to optimize this process through the use of an Agent-Based Employment Market System. To assist in the validation of the Agent-Based System, this thesis seeks to design a simulation program as a demonstration of the possibilities and potential advantages of an Agent-Based Electronic Employment Market. Research includes conducting a review of the current personnel detailing process in the Navy, coding a simulation program, and running various detailing scenarios. The simulation results indicated there are potential advantages of an Agent-Based Employment Market System to detailing in the Navy.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA390350

Entities

People

  • Cheow Guan Soh
  • Hock Sing Ng

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Administrative Personnel
  • Agent-Based Simulations
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Employment
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Information Systems
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Organizations
  • Naval Personnel
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Recruiting
  • Simulations
  • Simulators
  • Spreadsheet Software
  • Students

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Naval Personnel Management

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics