Pauline T. Olson
Published: 1969
Total Pages: 0
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A computerized model simulation package is described for assessing quantitatively the cumulative impact of personnel policy changes on the allocation, distribution, and utilization of Army personnel with special attention to effects of policies on deployability. The computerized models so far produced are briefly described and the differences in their capabilities are discussed. Some models are still being developed. The introductory section includes a discussion of the general concepts of models and their use in policy evaluation, and points up the philosophy behind BESRL efforts. Because of the concern of the Program to Improve Management of Army Resources (PRIMAR) with policy-resultant nondeployability, special attention has been directed toward assessment of the problem and the development of rotation/assignment models with provision for representing deployability-related variables. In this connection, a special application of a simulation technique to a distribution model (DISTRO) has been developed.