Navy Automated Food Service Records Management and Control System
Abstract
The Government Accounting (GAO) and the Defense Audit Survey (DAS) reports indicate that the lack of management control in food service has been associated with losses exceeding $100 million. The US Army Natick Research, Development and Engineering center (NRDEC) was tasked to develop a concept for automating enlisted dining facility records in the Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps. The Navy Automated Food Service Records (NAFSR) System was designed not only to automate many time-consuming calculations and report preparation procedures that burden a typical military food service staff but also to tighten the controls on inventory utilization and accountability. In addition, this prototype system tracks which individuals are entitled to subsist at Government expense so that stricter access controls can be applied. The system also provides management with information necessary for an efficient food service operation. The system is an integration of new technology hardware and NRDEC- developed, state-of-the-art software. The functions that were addressed were Accounting, Menu Production, Inventory Control, Report Preparation/Archiving, Access Control, and File Maintenance. These functions were implemented into two environments: the ashore environment and the afloat environment. In addition to these functions, the afloat implementation addressed the issues of Private Dining Facilities, Stateroom Management, and more sophisticated remote terminal areas.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 1988
- Accession Number
- ADA191062
Entities
People
- Ellen True
- Jeff Hopkins
- Paul H. Peter
- Teresa Thanos
Organizations
- United States Army Soldier Systems Center