Cost-Effectiveness of Maintenance Simulators for Military Training

Orlansky, Jesse; String, Joseph

doi:10.21236/ada108717

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“…Orlansky reports [16] breakeven points from eight months to two years, which is consistent with the information on the AH-64 combat mission simulator. Therefore, if a given amount of funds were reallocated from flying hours to simulators for a short period of time, later budgets would be able to reduce training expenditure.…”

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confidence: 79%

“…Such a change does not refute the contention that more simulator use appears to be cost-efft.ctive at this 16 The AH-64 example shows a range of 6 to 12 even with simulator acquisition included. This section lays out an approach to performing a cost-effectiveness analysis comparing training in a SIMNET-like facility and home-station range and maneuver areas.…”

Section: Large Changes In Simulationmentioning

confidence: 87%

“…One summary of these studies [16] is itself a summary of both a decade of research at IDA as well as the work of many other authors. A later study surveys more recent analyses 1171.…”

Section: Previous Research On Individual and Collective Training-withmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The material in [ 15] also suggests that care be taken in using the TERs reported in [16]. They should be applied with caution if one is considering dramatic changes in theI division of time spent on simulators and actual equipment.…”

Section: Simulator Effectiveness Depends On the Task Being Trained Omentioning

confidence: 99%

“…First, with respect to cost avoidance, simulators often allowed allowances were not usually included in the cost ratios reported in [16] or 1171. 15 Second,.…”

Section: Maintenance Simulatorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Simulators and Enhanced Training

Angier¹,

Alluisi²,

Horowitz³

1992

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DEFINITIONSIDA publishes the following documents to report the results of its work. ReportsReports am the most authoritative and most carefully considered products IDA publishes. They normally embody results of major projects which (a) have a direct bearing on declaluns affecting major programs, (b) address issues of significant concern to the Executive Branch, the Congress and/or the public, or (c) address issues that have significant economic implications. IDA Reports are reviewed by outside panels of experts to ensure their high quality and relevance to the problems studied, and they are released by the President of IDA. Group ReportsGroup Reports record the findings and results of IDA established working groups and panels composed of senior individuals iddressing major Issues which otherwise would be the subje-t of an IDA Report. IDA Group Reports are reviewed by the senior individuals responsible for the projilt and others as selected by IDA to ensure their high quality and relevance to the problems studied, and are released by the President of IDA. PapersPapers, also authoritatlve and carefully considered products of IDA, address studies that are narrower In scope than those covered In Reports. IDA Papers are reviewed to ensure that they meet the high standards expected of refereed papers in professional journals or funmal Agency reports. DocumentsIDA Documents ere used for the convenience of the sponsors or the analysts (a) to record substantive work done In quick reaction studies, 1b) to record the proceedings of conferences and meetings, (c) to make available preliminary and tentative results of analyses, (d) to record data developed In the course of an investigation, or (e) Approved for public release; distribution unlimited. 1I& ABSTRACT (A4"xirUffl200 w~r)In this paper we discuss simulators and training devices in the overall context of training and show how their cost-effectiveness might be quantified. The paper discusses current DoD policies on training and simulation and briefly describes existing practice. The paper summarizes selected cost-effectiveness analyses from research literature comparing simulators and training devices with actual equipment and operations, reinterprets some of the data behind these analyses, and collects additional cost information. The results of this examination suggest that all major existing training options have value and that large changes in the simulator mix should not be made suddenly. However, on the margin, additional simulators and training devices are affordable, and in many situations appear to be cost-effective relative to actual equipment and operations. The analyses are not conclusive due to incomplete data. Recommendations are made on how to develop additional information. EXECUTIVE SUMMARYThis summary has three sections. TIhe first summarizes the tasking that this paper addresses. The second section outlines the organization of the paper, and the third section summarizes the main body of the paper. INTRODUCTIONThe issue of whether the increased u...

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supporting

confidence: 79%

Section: Large Changes In Simulationmentioning

confidence: 87%

“…One summary of these studies [16] is itself a summary of both a decade of research at IDA as well as the work of many other authors. A later study surveys more recent analyses 1171.…”

Section: Previous Research On Individual and Collective Training-withmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Simulator Effectiveness Depends On the Task Being Trained Omentioning

confidence: 99%

“…First, with respect to cost avoidance, simulators often allowed allowances were not usually included in the cost ratios reported in [16] or 1171. 15 Second,.…”

Section: Maintenance Simulatorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Simulators and Enhanced Training

Angier¹,

Alluisi²,

Horowitz³

1992

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A Novel Adenoidectomy Training System

2021

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Objectives/Hypothesis Young residents find mirror‐guided adenoidectomy difficult. Inexperienced trainees must learn to focus a headlight beam, work upside‐down and backward in a small space and thoroughly ablate adenoid tissue—all new skills. We present an adenoidectomy training system that is low‐cost, easy to construct, and is focused on these basic adenoidectomy skills. Study Design Prospective experimental study. Methods This training suite includes three stations each targeting a different skill. The first employs a mannequin head with exposed nasopharynx. It trains the student to coordinate a headlight and mirror while touching a series of targets with a curved probe. At the second station participants electrodessicate (or microdebride) an anchored piece of veal thymus. The third station combines both sets of skills as participants ablate thymus in a simulated nasopharynx (30 mm rectangular aluminum tube) constrained within a Crow‐Davis retractor, using a headlight, mirror, and suction electrosurgical electrode (or microdebrider). To evaluate the training system's efficacy, we assessed the performance of 10 surgically naïve medical student volunteers before and after 15 minutes of practice using a validated rating scale used for adenoidectomy. Results There was significant improvement in adenoidectomy skill scores after practicing. Overall scores were higher, time taken to touch a series of targets with a headlight and mirror was less and amount of tissue ablated at the final station was greater (P < .05). Conclusion This novel adenoidectomy training system is inexpensive and easy to build. Practice with the model resulted in statistically significant improvement in adenoidectomy skill scores for inexperienced student surgeons. Level of Evidence 3 Laryngoscope, 132:2056–2062, 2022

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