Title

A Queuing Model for Determining System Manning and Related Support Requirements

Date

1964

Index Abstract

Not Available

Photo Quality

Not Needed

Report Number

AMRL TDR 64-21

Creator

Barton, H. R.

Purvis, R. E.

Stuart, J. E.

Mallory, W. K.

Corporate Author

Radio Corporation of America

Laboratory

Behavioral Sciences Laboratory

Extent

164

Identifier

AD0434803

Access Rights

OTS

Distribution Classification

1

Contract

AF 33(657)-9439

DoD Project

1710

DoD Task

171006

DTIC Record Exists

No

Distribution Change Authority Correspondence

None

Distribution Conflict

No

Cover Price

3

Abstract

Increasing need for earlier estimates of manning, skills and training requirements led to the development of mathematically sophisticated techniques capable of computing and assessing requirements at every phase of system development. Current methods are largely intuitive, rely on bookkeeping procedures, and are seldom applicable at pre-hardware stages of system development. Needed was a method for making trade-offs when investigating alternatives in system design. The method presented here begins with an analysis of hardware functions and develops human requirements in terms of operational needs and service rates. Manning and skill requirements are integrated over such factors as desired operational readiness, schedules of mission frequency, various environmental demands, maintenance concepts and procedures, and training requirements. Two mathematical techniques; queuing theory and linear programming, are used to compute manning requirements and training needs. In practice, failed systems or units pile up in lines waiting for service, or else men are incompletely utilized. Queuing tables permit trade-offs between men, skill levels, sparing levels and downtime with given values for operational readiness. The Simplex algorithm permits trade-offs and optimal determination of training needs for given plicies of phaseover and training cost. An advantage of the method is that its formal and mathematical structure permits objective assessment at all stages of system development.

Report Availability

Full text available

Date Issued

1964-01

Provenance

RAF Centre of Aviation Medicine

Type

report

Format

1 online resource