Citation
Abstract
This article presents a method for analyzing the effects of training and staffing policies, and for selecting optimum policies which minimize the expenditures for training and salaries while maximizing the performance of the tracking station. Two models have been developed which represent increasing levels of sophistication. The first characterizes steady-state behavior under the optimization of training, average capability, and crew size. The second, which is the dynamic model, optimizes the operating policy over a sequence of time segments. Each segment is characterized by a performance requirement (dependent on the phase of the mission), turnover, and training allocation with a corresponding change in average capability. With inputs such as required minimum station performance, training availability, current crew capability, and expected turnover, the output of the model will be the change in average crew capability, the percentage of time allocated for training, and the corresponding minimum cash expenditure for salaries and training.
Details
- Volume
- XIX
- Published
- February 15, 1974
- Pages
- 207–220
- File Size
- 1.2 MB