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acquisition. ASD/ALH made extensive use of the ORDB in April 1989
when a rapid analysis of MPT and safety factors for the A-16 was
called for. Included in this analysis was a data retrieval of the
target population, maintenance personnel and demographics. The
study's objective was to determine the target maintenance personnel
who were applicable to the A-16 and what their job entails.
There are several other key ORDB users. At the Occupational
Measurement Center, the ORDB is used to provide quick in-depth
orientation to AFSCs and as a rapid response tool to high level
management queries. The Training Performance Data Center (TPDC) in
Orlando, Florida, has benefitted from accessing the system to
obtain prompt, up-to-date data on Air Force specialty structures
which have in turn been made available to a number of DOD agencies.
TPDC researchers will soon be providing the Laboratory with a
process mapping eguipme,nt-to-occupations, which will be a vital
component in the Weapon System Information Subsystems development.
The Air Force Management Engineering Agency (AFMEA) is hoping to
use the ORDB as a cross reference for manpower studies. AFMEA is
conducting special interest studies in support of an Air Staff
requested study to determine which career fields report excessive
man hours. Finally, AFMEA is doing a comparison of skill and
experience to determine changes in the force structure. The ORDB
will provide needed information to find a relative value of
experience in Air Force personnel.
Access to the ORDB by users outside the Laboratory is
available via commercial and DSN telephone lines and through the
Defense Data Network (DDN), a capability which conveniently serves
a number of outside agencies currently having or requesting access.
REFERENCES
Longmire, K. M., and Short, L. 0. (1988, December). The
Occupational Research Data Bank: A Key to MPTS Analysis.
Proceedinas of the 30th Annual Conference of the Military
Testins Association (262-267). Arlington, VA.
Longmire, K. M., and Short, L. 0. (July 1989) Occuoational
Research Data Bank: A Key to MPTS Analysis Support
(AFHRL-TP-88-71). Brooks AFB, TX: Manpower and Personnel
Division, Air Force Human Resources Laboratory.
Olivier, L, Pfeiffer, G., and Menchaca. J. Jr. (January 1990)
Occunational Research Data Bank User's Manual
(AFHRL-TP-89-62). Brooks AFB, TX: Manpower and
Personnel Division, Air Force Human Resources Laboratory.
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