An application of linear programming to recruit transportation
Abstract
The problem of transporting recruits from Navy Recruiting Stations
to Recruit Training Centers in such a way as to minimize total cost is
subjected to solution by standard linear programming methods. A sensitivity
analysis of the variation of total cost for different modes of
transportation, as influenced by the variation of the proportion of
recruits going to each of the two Recruit Training Centers, is carried
out. A probabilistic model of the occurrence of a given number of
enlistments, up to a fixed quota, at each Recruiting Station is formula
ted and a simulation of the transportation problem arising is carried
out. A rationale is developed for the derivation of a realistic
estimator for planning, and some of the difficulties of determining
a best estimator are discussed. A computer program for approximating
the expected loss for any estimator is presented. Some other types of
approach to the problem are indicated.
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