A Comparison of Efficiency and Cost-Effectiveness of Radiac Repair Facilities.

Abstract : This thesis describes the Radiac Program and presents a methodology for examining the productivity and cost effectiveness of two repair facilities, one civilian-manned and the other military-manned. A three-fiscal-year set of summary work data (FY 1980, FY 1981, and FY 1982) was used in the analysis. The data analysis shows the civilian-manned repair facility to be almost twice as productive in output per manhour. The study theorizes that the civilians' level of skill and familiarity with radiacs accounts for their high productivity as compared to the military. The analysis also finds that civilians are almost three times as efficient in output per constant labor dollar as the military. This is the result of the 50% lower cost per man-hour worked, in combination with their nearly doubled productivity. A radiac is an apparatus for detecting and measuring nuclear radiation. The acronym RADIAC stands for Radio-active, Detection, Identification, and Computation. The Radiac Program is concerned with all matters dealing with radioactive detection and measurement. The primary considerations of the Radiac Program are safety, emergency preparedness, and adherence to pertinent government regulations.