In this paper, we study a unique, rich combinatorial optimization problem that arose from
helicopter aircrew training for the Royal Australian Navy. Each pilot trainee (student) has to …

The aviation and oil and gas industries have shown themselves to be quite consolidated in
recent years, which corroborates the growing demand for operational excellence from the …

In order to be effective, the military workforce needs to continually produce experienced, well-
trained personnel. Personnel go through different phases: recruitment (production) …

We present an efficient and exact algorithm for timetabling military training—a novel
integration of Knuth's efficient Dancing Links indexing scheme with A∗ search that allows us …

This article presents a modeling approach to tackle the multidimensional military manpower
planning problem. Requirements relevant to military manpower planning include the need to …

The purpose of this work is to investigate the population dynamics of on-the-job training in a
military application, a scenario where mentees enter the system to receive training under the …

Algorithms for timetabling solutions typically involve sequential allocation of students to
courses and resources as the algorithm unfolds. Most current solutions, to this end …

Military workforce modelling is typically limited to either a series of analytic equations, or a
simulation model. However, developing two such models in tandem has the benefit of cross …

In this paper, we revisit a previously studied Defence course scheduling problem where
trainees are allocated to course sessions, the Simultaneous Sequencing and Allocation …

The purpose of this work was to investigate the population dynamics of on-the-job training.
The ratio of mentees to mentors was considered, and its effect on overwhelming (saturating) …