Keywords
simulation based acquisition, defense modeling and simulation, acquisition workforce
Abstract
The DoD Modeling and Simulation Steering Committee (M&S SC) identified Modeling and Simulation (M&S) as an educational objective for the Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (AT&L) workforce. Notably, past usages of M&S in system acquisitions for both DoD and commercial industry have demonstrated improvements in efficiency and effectiveness over traditional acquisition techniques. However, to achieve expected and consistent performance by this workforce in these new techniques, the M&S essential skill requirements for this workforce may be extensive. This research aims to validate the content and level of competency in selected M&S tools and technology necessary for consistent workforce performance. The notion here is to achieve greater efficiency and effectiveness in the acquisition process through thresholds of competency that must be resident in or available to the acquisition workforce. This research proposes a matrix of training objectives and levels of competency for portions of the AT&L workforce that was validated through survey by individuals who are leading experts in both M&S and acquisition. This effort combines rigorously defined learning objectives and parameters by academia with practical learning insights from the military and industry ground perspectives. The resultant Joint Learning Model aims to identify the workforce educational foundations necessary to achieve more widespread efficiency and effectiveness in current and future DoD acquisitions.
Notes
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Graduation Date
2008
Advisor
Proctor, Michael
Degree
Master of Science (M.S.)
College
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Department
Industrial Engineering and Management Systems
Degree Program
Industrial Engineering
Format
application/pdf
Identifier
CFE0002110
URL
http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/CFE0002110
Language
English
Release Date
April 2009
Length of Campus-only Access
None
Access Status
Masters Thesis (Open Access)
STARS Citation
Peh, Lik Chun, "Developmemnt Of A Modeling And Simulation Training Needs Model For Selected Defense Acquisition Workforce Communities" (2008). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 3639.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd/3639