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Siegel, Arthur I.; And Others – 1979
The methods, procedures, and results of a sensitivity test on NETMAN, a stochastic digital computer model designed to simulate the information collection and scoring control systems used in tactical warfare training exercises, are described. NETMAN enables its users to obtain information such as personnel requirements, training requirements, and…
Descriptors: Computers, Management Systems, Mathematical Models, Military Training
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Ebert, Ronald J. – Psychometrika, 1971
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Decision Making, Management Systems, Mathematical Models
Silvern, Leonard C. – 1965
This study evaluates a project proposal prepared by a California school district. Using simple arithmetic and algebraic methods, the evaluators determined that the proposed individualized instruction system would be unsuccessful. A flowchart developed from the proposal visually depicts the weaknesses in the proposal for which appropriate…
Descriptors: Feasibility Studies, Individualized Instruction, Instructional Programs, Instructional Systems
Barbulescu, Constantin – 1976
The number and diversity of the parameters involved in the organization of modern education make it necessary to employ modern management methods and techniques to optimize decisions about the organization and improve the use of available material and financial resources. To accomplish these goals, a systems approach is advisable. A model of any…
Descriptors: Administration, Educational Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Management Systems
Hill, Joseph E. – 1972
This pamphlet presents a general description of the systems approach as applied to education, and gives verbal and mathematical model examples of its application in educational administration. The basic aims of the systems approach are to (1) identify major objectives of a program plan, (2) define programs that can effect the planned goals, (3)…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Decision Making, Educational Administration, Educational Objectives
Young, Robert C.; And Others – 1973
The purpose of the paper is to define for potential users of vocational education management information systems a quantitative analysis technique and its utilization to facilitate more effective planning of vocational education programs. Defining linear programming (LP) as a management technique used to solve complex resource allocation problems…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Educational Planning, Linear Programing, Management Development
Dyer, James S. – 1969
This document (1) describes current PPBS techniques and their limitations for planning and budgeting in public higher education; (2) presents suggestions for PPBS applications in higher education systems, with emphases on the problems of identifying objectives, evaluating effectiveness, and structuring the program budget; and (3) analyzes the…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Cost Effectiveness, Decision Making, Educational Objectives
Bruno, James E. – 1969
The linear programing approach to position-salary evaluation of school district personnel allows the district to calculate a system of relative weights that establish the relationship of one position to another in quantitative terms. The model provides an internally consistent, effective assessment of an individual's relative worth to the school…
Descriptors: Administration, Educational Administration, Evaluation, Linear Programing
Van Dusseldorp, Ralph A.; And Others – 1971
This book focuses on and utilizes the methodology and tools of systems analysis and operations research to demonstrate their use in planning for the future and meeting public demands for information on how tax money is being spent by educational administrators. The range of possible and relevant applications is demonstrated by a step-by-step…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Critical Path Method, Data Processing, Decision Making