The Managed Readiness Simulator: A force readiness model

Author

Scales, Christine ; Okazawa, Stephen ; Ormrod, Michael

Author_Institution

Defence R&D Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada

fYear

2011

fDate

11-14 Dec. 2011

Firstpage

2514

Lastpage

2524

Abstract

This paper presents an overview of a force readiness simulation tool that has been developed for the Canadian Forces (CF). The Managed Readiness Simulator (MARS) is a versatile program that allows the user to quickly simulate a wide range of scenarios to forecast the extent to which the resources of an establishment are available to fulfill the requirements of a set of planned tasks over time. MARS can also account for the dynamics of the establishment, including recruitment, promotion, and attrition of personnel, and acquisition, maintenance and disposal of equipment. Two examples of how MARS has been applied to current CF problems are also included.

Keywords

digital simulation; forecasting theory; military computing; personnel; planning; recruitment; CF problem; Canadian Forces; MARS; force readiness model; force readiness simulation tool; managed readiness simulator; personnel attrition; personnel promotion; personnel recruitment; task planning; versatile program; Databases; Force; Graphical user interfaces; Mars; Organizations; Personnel; Training;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Simulation Conference (WSC), Proceedings of the 2011 Winter

Conference_Location

Phoenix, AZ

ISSN

0891-7736

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-2108-3

Electronic_ISBN

0891-7736

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WSC.2011.6147960

Filename

6147960