Models for Educational and Manpower Planning: A Dynamic Linear Programming Approach

The purpose of this paper is to show that many optimization problems for educational and manpower planning models can be written in a standard dynamic linear programming form. A basic model of educational planning is described and extensions of the model (investment and vocational training submodels and a three level educational model) are given. When describing models, two basic models are singled out using two different controls: recruitment in the first and promotion in the second. Finally, an integrated model of economy-manpower interaction is considered. The possibilities and limitations of DLP as applied to manpower and educational planning problems are discussed