Penn Jr., William S., Fox, Harold W., and Gross, Walter
Subjects
RAILROADS, GOVERNMENT ownership of railroads, TIME management, BUSINESS forecasting, INDUSTRIAL management, ECONOMIC aspects of information resources management, PRODUCTION engineering, ECONOMICS, COMPUTER network resources
Abstract
The article presents abstracts pertaining to storage and transportation. They include "Is It Endsville for Railroads?" and "Time Sharing: A Golden Topsy," by James M. Dixon.
UNIVAC computer, MILITARY science -- Automation, MILITARY supplies, LOGISTICS, MANAGEMENT, COMPUTER network resources
Abstract
The article discusses the military use of the Univac 1050-II computers to handle military supply operations in 1968. It says that the computer was developed by Sperry Rand Corp. Univac Division for a way to standardize supply procedures and reporting and solve the problem of lack of uniform data and training operators for different systems. Furthermore, the computer has reduced logistics operations manpower by almost 4,000 and its information comes in plain English and not in codes and bars.
Published
1968
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