Optimization of Rated Officer Staff Assignments

Abstract

The United States Air Force matches an average of 1,400 rated officers to staff assignments each fiscal year. The primary consideration in this matching is the Rated Staff Allocation Plan, which details Air Force rated officer entitlements across the Department of Defense. The Operations Staff Assignment Branch, located at Headquarters, Air Force Personnel Center, is responsible for the assignment process. There is currently no method in place to assess or maximize the utility of the assignments made. This research details the development of an assignment matching tool that uses network flow optimization. If the tool is implemented by the Operations Staff Assignment Branch in future assignment cycles, it will make the assignment process more efficient and provide a quantitative assessment of utility that is optimized.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA469679

Entities

People

  • Alexander M. Wylie

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

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Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Personnel
  • Algorithms
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Linear Programming
  • Mathematical Programming
  • Military Education
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Science
  • Operations Research
  • Optimization
  • Personnel Management
  • Spreadsheet Software
  • Students
  • Training
  • United States

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