AN INVESTIGATION OF A NAVY APPLICATION OF NUMERICAL CONTROL.

Abstract

Numerical control, a recent automation innovation, has been lauded for its advantages in reducing production costs. The application of numerical control to one facet of the Navy inventory management has been examined with a view to using numerical control programs in lieu of stock for certain items. The study concludes that the method proposed presents a practicable method of reducing total inventory management costs but not without the involvement of an element of risk and that numerical control standardization of machines and languages has not progressed to the degree that the method is practical now. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0475281

Entities

People

  • Thomas J. Piazza

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Adaptive Control Systems
  • Automation
  • Inventory
  • Language
  • Production
  • Standardization

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Systems Analysis and Design