Automated Headcount Systems. A State of the Art Survey
Abstract
The signature headcount system, established to control the entry of authorized personnel into military enlisted dining facilities, has received recent and severe criticism by DAA auditors as being unreliable, time consuming, and difficult to audit. In an effort to address these problems, the Navy Food Service Systems Office tasked the NLABS OR/SA Office to investigate the potential of an automated system for Navy food service. A state-of-the-art survey of commercially available automated headcount systems was conducted. Results reported herein include a description of the operational capabilities of each of the eight systems identified and an evaluation of their potential for military usage. A comparison of system costs is also included. It is concluded that the advantages offered by these systems are the capabilities to produce legible audit trails, potentially useful management reports, and to provide for controls on excess meal card usage.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1980
- Accession Number
- ADA096395
Entities
People
- D. P. Leitch
- Linda R. Birnbaum
Organizations
- United States Army Soldier Systems Center