The MANPRINT (Manpower and Personnel Integration) Program is a comprehensive program designed to enhance human performance and reliability during weapon system development with the overall goal – of optimizing total system performance. Total system performance is a function of equipment performance and human performance as they are affected under varying environmental conditions which includes physical, social and operational conditions. The challenge the U.S. Army has today is to ensure these issues are addressed early in and continuously throughout the design process.
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References
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Army Regulation 602–2, Manpower and Personnel Integration (MANPRINT) in the Materiel Acquisition Process, HQDA, Washington, DC.
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MANPRINT Primer, Chapter 1, 15 May 1986, MANPRINT Policy Officer, HQDA DAPE-ZAM, Washington, DC.
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MeisterDavid, Behavioral Analysis and Measurement Methods, New York, NY, John Wiley & Sons, 1985.
