Evaluation of an Engineering Copier for Use in Army Command Posts
Abstract
This report documents the methods, results, and recommendations of the evaluation of a large-item copier for use in Army garrison and field command posts. Army command posts need to reproduce large items such as maps and overlays. A copier that can reproduce these items would eliminate the need for hand copying. For the evaluation, one copier was used in a division garrison command post for 6 weeks and three were used in brigade and battalion command posts during a National Training Center rotation. Evaluation data were collected by means of use logs and post-exercise interviews with the users and copier repairmen. In the field, problems included mechanical failure of all three copiers, difficulty moving the copier because of its weight, the requirement that the copier must be level in order to print, and developer spillage during moving. If these problems can be alleviated, use of the copier is recommended for the field. In garrison, these problems did not occur frequently. However, garrison users reported a 3% vertical displacement of the copied material. Garrison users recommended use of the on 'copier' for their operations despite the stretching. Keywords: Engineering copier; Evaluation; command post copier; Evaluation; Overlay copier.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 1990
- Accession Number
- ADA221354
Entities
People
- Sharon L. Riedel
Organizations
- U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences