Analysis of select military occupational specialty schools in the Marine Corps Enlisted Entry-Level Training pipeline
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Ezell, Roy H.
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Apte, Aruna
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2011-03
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Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
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The Marine Corps Enlisted Entry-Level Training (EELT) pipeline is a complex system responsible for transforming civilians into Marines capable of performing a myriad of tasks required to sustain the Marine Corps. This report provides a detailed process description and throughput analysis of four Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) schools. This description and analysis is performed using process analysis techniques found within the Operations Management (OM) discipline of study to determine structural and procedural inefficiencies within the system responsible for delayed throughput times and increased costs. This report offers analysis of course capacity, course and class utilization rates, annual and trimester student throughput forecast errors, and a cost estimation of delays within the EELT pipeline. Additionally, observations of the Training Input Plan and two different information technology systems used within this system are provided. This report concludes by offering six process improvement recommendations that provide the opportunity to increase efficiency in the EELT pipeline.
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xviii, 96 p. ;
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Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.