Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.17535/crorr.2016.0012
A control rule for planning promotion in a Nigerian university setting
Virtue U. Ekhosuehi
orcid.org/0000-0002-7796-1657
; Department of Mathematics, University of Benin, P.M.B. 1154, Benin City, Nigeria
Abstract
This paper examines the attainability problem in a graded manpower system, where the objective is to maximise the total throughput. The problem is modelled as a linear programming problem (LPP) and the evolution of structures in the system is described using the Markov chain model. The decision variables are the promotion rates. Results from the LPP provide a guide to the administrative authority of the system on how promotion and retrenchment should be implemented. The utility of the model is demonstrated using a university setting in Nigeria.
Keywords
attainability; linear programming; manpower system; Markov chain; promotion control
Hrčak ID:
174200
URI
Publication date:
30.12.2016.
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