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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2020.21.10.240

Military Training Schedule Optimization Model for Improving the Combat Power of Troop  

Park, Cheol Eon (Department of Industrial Engineering, Yonsei University)
Jeong, Chang Soon (Department of Industrial Engineering, Yonsei University)
Kim, Kyung Sup (Department of Industrial Engineering, Yonsei University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.21, no.10, 2020 , pp. 240-247 More about this Journal
Abstract
The Korean military is having difficulty maintaining combat power due to the insufficient troop numbers caused by a demographic cliff and the reduction of the mandatory military service period. Recently, discussions on improving the military training system have increased significantly. This paper proposes an optimization model to establish military training schedules to improve combat power. The oblivion and learning effects on training tasks were quantified through a survey and applied to the model. The objective value, combat power, was calculated based on the total task scores of the unit members and the number of task failures after four weeks. The scenarios were configured by the change in educational conditions and initial scores of some tasks. As a result of scenario experiments, combat power has increased by at least 10% and up to 77%, which is sufficient to maintain combat power considering the change in troops. In addition, the planning of combat skill tasks has a significant impact on combat power. Through this research model, it is expected that military training managers will be able to establish a training schedule that maintains or improves the combat power of troops effectively.
Keywords
Military Training System; Combat Power; Schedule Model; Optimization; Scenario Analysis;
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