INITIAL DESIGN DEVELOPMENT AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE TOURS SYSTEM

OPTIMIZATION OF TRAINING SCHEDULES AND RESOURCE USE CAN PLAY A MAJOR ROLE IN MAINTAINING TRAINING EFFECTIVENESS, MINIMIZING TRAINING COSTS, AND REDUCING THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF RESOURCES REQUIRED. THE MAJOR OBJECTIVE OF THE PHASE I TOURS EFFORT IS TO PROVIDE THE COMPREHENSIVE DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS FOR AN INTERACTIVE SYSTEM OF MATHEMATICAL MODELS, ALGORITHMS, AND DATA STRUCTURES THAT WILL FACILITATE THE PLANNING ANALYSIS AND OPTIMIZATION OF NAVY TRAINING SCHEDULES. THIS WORK WILL IDENTIFY THE SPECIFIC SCHEDULING OBJECTIVES, CONSTRAINTS, AND FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF NAVY SCHOOLHOUSES AND PROPOSE A FLEXIBLE METHODOLOGY TO PRODUCE AND ANALYZE ALTERNATIVE TRAINING STRATEGIES AND SCHEDULES. SPECIFIC SOFTWARE LANGUAGES AND TOOLS WILL BE RECOMMENDED AS A BASIS FOR THE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT IN PHASE II.