Presents a three phase analytic approach for the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) for making business-planning decisions involving its activities, products, markets, technologies, people, and facilities with a view toward organizational realignment within the strategic context of the Navy in 2007

Transitioning NAVSEA to the Future: Strategy, Business, Organization (2002)

History

Peters, John E.

Thie, Harry J.

Harris, Elwyn D.

Emmerichs, Robert M.

Hynes, Michael V.

Americas

RAND Corporation

Can the U.S. Navy save money by increasing its use of simulators without sacrificing readiness?  The authors look at the use of simulators in the Air Force, the Marines, and French and British forces to see if the Navy's current mix of simulator and live training should be changed substantially for the first time since the 1970s. After presenting the data for each service branch and type of simulator, the authors conclude that the Navy must first decide how it wants to measure readiness before an increased use of simulators will yield tangible returns in the form of increased proficiency at lower cost.

Finding Right Balance:Simulato

Schank, John F.

Graff, Clifford M.

Beel, Joseph

Sollinger, Jerry M.

Military

The Department of Defense has suggested that blending active component and reserve component workforces in military units must be implemented more broadly for a more flexible, capable force. This report examines existing organizational designs that facilitate integration of the reserve and active workforces, to ascertain whether changed personnel management practices are needed to further implement these designs.

Factors to Consider in Blending Active and Reserve Manpower Within Military Units

Presents the results of a shortterm review of 27 publicly available manpower studies to discover methods that other organizations could use to make 3fiscally informed2 manpower decisions. The studies exhibit varying methods for determining manpower requirements; however, the method used may not be as important as other attributes, such as the direct involvement of a senior decisionmaker.

Fiscally Informed Total Force Manpower

Engineering & Transportation

Engineering

<p>To reduce costs and increase interoperability of the military services, a joint medical education and training campus is being established at Fort Sam Houston, Texas with a view to consolidating training across the services. A methodology is outlined for defining and implementing a common standard of practice for a given specialty and its use illustrated through an application to the medical surgical technologist specialty.</p>

Enhancing Interoperabillity Among Enlisted Medical Personnel: A Case Study of Military Surgical Technologists (Rand Corporation Monograph)

Kirby, Sheila Nataraj

Rresnick, Adam C.

Manacapilli, Thomas

Gershwin, Daniel

As part of a broader research effort examining officer education and development in joint matters, the authors use data analysis and complex modeling to identify billets that that provide and/or require joint experience; and determine whether there are sufficient numbers of officers with joint experience to fill such billets.

A Strategic Approach to Joint Officer Managment: Analysis and Modeling Results

Harrell, Margaret C.

Crego, Al

Varda, Danielle M.

Analyses of data on service academy entrants show that, although the percentages of women and nonwhite entrants have increased, these groups tend to graduate and complete their initial service obligation at lower rates than their counterparts. However, in recent cohorts, these groups showed improved graduation rates. The study resulted in several recommendations for the U.S. Department of Defense to support service efforts to increase diversity.

Diversity of Service Academy Entrants and Graduates

Naftel, Scott

Adelson, Marisa

Legal Theory & Systems

Sending officers to graduate schools is costly to the services. While officers incur specific service requirements in return, does that recoup the investment? The authors found that, in the U.S. Navy, breaking even financially is not always realistic. But the skills and general knowledge that officers gain in the process extend the value of their degrees beyond their majors, particularly in careers leading to flag rank.

Evaluating Navy's Funded Graduate Education Program: A Return-on-Investment Framework

Business & Money

Krull, Heather

Kamarck, Kristy N.

Aldeson, Marisa

Job Hunting & Careers

<p>Over the past decade, especially, U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) intelligence has had to tailor its organization to meet the evolving demands of the operational environment. This has resulted in a number of ad hoc arrangements, practices, and organizations. A broad review of the organizational design of USMC intelligence examined how to align it efficiently and effectively with current and future missions and functions.</p>

Alert and Ready: An Organizational Design Assessment of Marine Corps Intelligence (Rand Corporation Monograph)

Paul, Christopher

Clarke, Colin P.

Straus, Susan G.

Laha, Joya

Osowski, Christine

Serena, Chad

Webb, Katharine Watkins

Young University of Southern In, Stephanie L.

Management & Leadership

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