Criteria for Evaluating the Cost Effectiveness of Optical Character Recognition Equipment in Base Telecommunications Centers.
Abstract
The objective of this research was to develop and demonstrate a method for calculating the cost effectiveness of Optical Character Recognition Equipment (OCRE) in military communications centers. Six AFLC bases were studied and a break-even cost for OCRE was developed for four of the bases: Wright-Patterson, Tinker, Robins, and Hill. Elements of cost of the current system considered were personnel, teletype equipment, and paper. No survey was made of OCR devices on the market to see if a specific device would be cost effective; rather, prices at which OCR devices of various capabilities would become cost effective were developed. Single and multifont OCR capabilities in both 10 and 12-pitch were considered. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1974
- Accession Number
- AD0787197
Entities
People
- Freeland K. Abbott Jr
- William B. Johnston
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology