Introduction British military personnel deploying on OP HERRICK to Afghanistan are exposed to a seasonal malaria risk from May to November (1). In accordance with current policy, all ranks are prescribed Anti-Malarial Chemoprophylaxis (AMC) and instructed to take it (2). All AMC regimes require continuation for a period after possible exposure. Therefore, personnel requiring medical evacuation ...

The article considers the essence of concept "personnel strategy enterprise". It is identified types personal strategies and directions personnel policy. main tasks modern policy enterprises are outlined. We study different scientists’ works which highlighted theoretical practical aspects strategy. According to strategy, in scientists, it formulated its own understanding. Thus, «personnel polic...

This paper explores an optimal personnel organization problem of monetary policy committees. First, I construct an analytically tractable model for monetary policy analysis which starts from decision-making in the monetary policy committee. Using the model, I investigate the relationship between preference heterogeneity among the committee members and the optimal structure of the monetary polic...

The U.S. Navy has been trying for many years to automate its personnel assignment process. Periodic assignment of personnel to new jobs is mandatory according to Navy policy. Though various software systems are used regularly, the process is still mainly done manually and sequentially by Navy personnel, called detailers. This paper is a case study in applying cognitive theories implemented via ...

In a military deployment, the operational availability of deployed equipment will be affected by many factors including equipment usage rates, sparing policy, and importantly the composition and distribution of maintenance personnel. In this paper, we present a Coloured Petri Net model that captures the potentially complex defence logistics maintenance process that links these factors together....

In this article, we provide an overview of key international guidelines governing the supply of pharmaceuticals during disasters and complex emergencies. We review the World Health Organization's guidelines on pharmaceutical supply chain management and highlight their relevance for military humanitarian assistance missions. Given the important role of pharmaceuticals in addressing population he...

The appraisal system as a means of disciplinary or termination decisions support is a common target of legal disputes by employees involving charges of unfairness and bias. Since labor and employment laws do not mandate performance appraisals, the latter have become one of the most critical tools of risk management that subject an employer to various liabilities. The study provides comparative ...

The aim of this study was to establish a set of occupational safety and health (OSH) issues and development policies suitable for adoption in Taiwan. A survey was conducted on a sample of 102 experts and 235 industrial work safety personnel in Taiwan for statistical analysis of the general consensus, with the results showing such consensus in 104 individual policy indicators. Our results reveal...