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Monotonicity property of t-step maintainable structures in three-grade manpower systems: a counterexample

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2016

M. A. Guerry
M. A. Guerry*
Affiliation:
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
*
∗Postal address: Centrum voor Statistiek en Operationeel Onderzoek, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussel, Belgium.
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Abstract

In this paper the t-step maintainable regions Mt are examined in a three-graded system under the following conditions: the total size of the system remains constant during each intermediate step, demotions do not occur and recruitment control is considered.

A counterexample, showing that the monotonicity property Mt ⊆ Mt+1 does not exist in general, refutes the conjecture of Davies [3].

Keywords

MANPOWER PLANNINGMARKOV CHAINRECRUITMENT CONTROLRE-ATTAINABLE STRUCTURES
Type
Short Communications
Information
Journal of Applied Probability , Volume 28 , Issue 1 , March 1991 , pp. 221 - 224
Copyright
Copyright © Applied Probability Trust 1991 

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