An Automated Headcount System

Abstract

The signature requirement in the present dining hall headcount system is believed to be a significant troop irritant. This reason among others has stimulated a search for alternative systems which will remove the signature requirement while maintaining an audit trail. Alternative automated headcount systems can be classified into four basic types: real-time data processing, real-time data collection, off-line cassette output and off-line optical scanner systems. Estimated costs of Army-wide adoption were obtained from a survey of 85 manufacturers. The costs ranged from $2-21 million.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0752118

Entities

People

  • D. P. Leitch
  • Gerald Hertweck

Organizations

  • United States Army Soldier Systems Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Application Software
  • Commerce
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Costs
  • Data Processing
  • Dining Halls
  • Food Preparation
  • Information Systems
  • Inventory
  • Irritants
  • Magnetic Tape
  • Reliability
  • Social Security
  • United States

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  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Systems Analysis and Design