Automation impact study of Army Training Management

Abstract

22~250 251-275 27~300 Pnce Codes A02 A03 A04 AOS A06 A07 A08 A09 A010 A011 A012 A013 Training Management Context Level 1-Training Management Processes Level 2-Identification of Unit Missions Conducting Mission Analysis .-Conduct Training Estimate-Developing Training Strategy and 2.4.4 2.4.5 2.4.6 2.4.7 Goals Level 2 Level 2 Level 2 Level 2 Task Training Status and Feedback 2.5 Organizational Analysis 2.6 Synopsis 3.0 SURVEY AND JOB ANALYSIS OF CURRENT TRAINING MANAGEMENT PRACTICES .

Automation impact study of Army training management 2: Extension of sampling and collection of installation resource data

“…In addition to training, readiness depends on a variety of other factors including equipment and supplies on hand, equipment condition, and personnel. This report presents an extension of a previous study (Sanquist et al, 1988) of the impacts of automating TM, and describes the costs and potential benefits associated with manual and computer-based TM systems.…”

“…The survey was based on eight TM tasks identified in a study of Army doctrine (Sanquist et al, 1988). Task titles were modified slightly from Phase I but the definitions are the same.…”

“…To obtain the Army-wide costs for each rank category, echelon and component, the representative echelon/rank costs were multiplied by the number of units in the component of interest. The numbers of units employed in these computations are shown in Table 4.3, and are based on the organizational structure described in the Phase I report (Sanquist et al, 1988). For purposes of this analysis the forward deployed component is considered to consist of European and Pacific forces, i.e., the OCONUS units.…”

“…The method for computing TM labor costs with automation was identical to that described above, with one exception: the application of workload reduction factors. As described in the previous report (Sanquist et al, 1988), workload reduction factors are quantitative assumptions about the amount of labor reduction that is expected with automation.…”

“…Phase I of this study (Sanquist et al, 1988) addressed two primary questions: (I) does the actual practice of TM follow doctrine, and 2what are the casts and economic savings that will result from the introduction of automation? Data to answer these questions were collected in structured interviews of training managers at Ft. Lewis, WA, within the 9 ID(MTZ) (see the Phase I report, Sanquist et al, 1988, for details).…”