REQUIREMENTS IN WEAPON SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT

THE FEASIBILITY OF EARLY IDENTIFICATION OF MANPOWER AND SKILL LEVEL REQUIREMENTS IN WEAPON SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT IS EXAMINED. THE OVERALL GOAL WITH RESPECT TO THE TOTAL PROJECT IS A FORECASTING WITH A CREDIBLE BASIS FOR PROJECTING OPERATOR AND MAINTAINER REQUIREMENTS BASED ON CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT STAGE DATA AND INFORMATION. FOUR PHASE I OBJECTIVES ARE PURSUED: (1) TO DEFINE THE RELEVANT PARAMETERS OF THE EARLY IDENTIFICATION OF MANPOWER AND SKILL LEVEL REQUIREMENTS PROBLEM, (2) TO IDENTIFY CURRENT MODELS, METHODS AND TECHNIQUES BEING APPLIED IN MANPOWER FORECASTS AND SKILL LEVEL DETERMINATION, (3) TO STRUCTURE A BASELINE MANPOWER FORECASTING MODEL, AND (4) TO DISTINGUISH AMONG MAJOR, APPROPRIATE HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE ALTERNATIVES THAT WOULD SUPPORT A COMPUTER - BASED MANPOWER AND SKILL - LEVEL MODEL. STEPS LEADING TO THE COMPLETION OF EACH PHASE I OBJECTIVE ARE SPECIFIED. A WRITTEN REPORT WITH RESPECT TO EACH OF THE FOUR OBJECTIVES AND PHASE II WILL BE PROVIDED IN CONCLUDING PHASE I OF THE PROJECT. PHASE I IS ESTIMATED A ONE-HALF, MAN-YEAR EFFORT TO TAKE PLACE DURING THE PERIOD JULY TO DECEMBER 1984.