• Can Algorithms Help in Evaluating Soldiers and Officers? — Przegląd Sił Zbrojnych 2025-3

The article addresses the problem of objectively evaluating the performance of soldiers and border guard units, where traditional assessment methods may be subjective and inconsistent. The author shows that this issue belongs to the field of operations research, specifically Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA-CCR), used for comparative efficiency evaluation. In the technical part, a mathematical model is presented in which units are analyzed based on multiple inputs (e.g. personnel, equipment, operational costs) and outputs (e.g. number of operations, readiness, effectiveness). The method uses linear programming and systems of inequalities to calculate efficiency scores and identify benchmark units. As shown in the analysis (pages 1–3), DEA-CCR enables the comparison of complex, multi-dimensional data and supports the identification of inefficiencies . As a result, the study allows distinguishing the most efficient units and provides guidance on how less efficient ones can improve their performance. The article demonstrates that DEA and linear programming as methods of operations research support objective evaluation and better decision-making in complex organizational systems.