Simulation of personnel mobilization and completion system at brigade level

Abstract

Turkish Armed Forces maintains the number of personnel in their units at minimum level during peacetime because of some political and economical reasons, but it sustains some activities under the name of “Personnel Mobilization and Completion System” to enable these units to reach their personnel numbers sufficient to combat in war situation. Today, for only a small part of this system Turkish Armed Forces can perform field exercises to see its behavior. There is no study to investigate all aspects of this system, which has a very important role in directly affecting the combat power of the Army. This thesis aims to analyze and, if there is any, to offer some solutions for the problems by using the simulation method. We believe that by using the simulation model of this system a scientific support mechanism for the commanders during the decision process can be provided. Moreover, by using this model, some improper functions can be detected earlier just at peacetime and some probable solutions can be evaluated with the help of studies including alternative system comparisons and optimization of some decision variables.