A discrete event simulation environment tailored to the needs of military human resources management

The management of military human resources (HR) is a complex problem. Discrete event models of military HR systems are used by the Canadian Department of National Defence to provide military decision makers with greater knowledge of the outcome of possible courses of action. However, models of military HR systems have unique characteristics that most discrete event simulation software products do not cater to. Specifically, military HR models tend to be complex rule-based models, they process large amounts of data, and the ability to interconnect models is very desirable. This paper presents a novel discrete event simulation environment being developed by Defence Research and Development Canada called “Right Person, Right Qualification, Right Place, Right Time Human Resources” which is tailored to the particular needs of military HR modeling and simulation.