Using Optimization to Improve Test Planning

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Abstract:

Test schedule development is a specialized process that is complex, time-consuming, and iterative. For Department of Defense program management offices, test schedules play a critical role in program schedule development and decision making. This research captures a Department of Defense program management offices existing test scheduling process that is developed based on heuristics. This research establishes requirements for conversion of the test scheduling process into a test scheduling optimization model that is constraint and rule-based. The developed model is verified and validated to assess whether it is functioning as intended and to determine if the test scheduling optimization model can be used to aid test planners in their test planning schedule development efforts. The results of this research indicate that, with additional work to make the input more user-friendly and to display the output differently, the test and evaluation test schedule optimization model would be a good tool for the test and evaluation schedulers.

Author(s):
Payne, Arlene M.
Author Organization(s):
Naval Postgraduate School Monterey United States
Descriptive Note:
Technical Report
Pagination:
0223

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release;

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Collection: TR
Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_3_Force Application; JCA_3.1.1_Maneuver to Engage; JCA_3.1_Maneuver; JCA_5.3.4_Develop Courses of Action; JCA_5.3.5_Analyze Courses of Action; JCA_5.3.3_Develop Strategy; JCA_5.4_Decide; JCA_4.2_Supply; JCA_4.2.1_Manage Supplies and Equipment; JCA_5.4.3_Establish Rule Sets; JCA_5.5.2_Task; JCA_5.5_Direct; JCA_1.4_Force Support; JCA_1.4.1_Force Health Protection; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_4.6_Engineering; JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_1.2_Force Preparation; JCA_4.1_Deployment and Distribution
Communities of Interest:
Human Systems
Descriptor(s):
department of defense, program management, heuristic methods, test and evaluation, optimization, SCHEDULING (PRODUCTION), systems engineering, military acquisition, cost analysis
Field(s)/Group(s):
Administration and Management, Operations Research
Keyword(s):
test planning, schedule optimization, System Acquisition Program Structure
Report Date:
2017 Sep 01
Creation Date:
2017 Sep 01