Quantitative Measurement of Automation: An Assessment of APADE

Abstract

This study examined the productivity of the Automation of Procurement and Accounting Data Entry (APADE) system, in a before/after quasiexperimental design that measured outputs (workload, productivity), inputs (staff size, staff grade structure, usage of overtime), and by-product social effects (annual leave, sick leave, leave without pay) using archival data. While workload decreased, the procurement action lead time (PALT) decreased by 55% after APADE implementation. This result was obtained as the size of the staff decreased and overtime usage declined sharply. The implementation of APADE streamlined the document process significantly at the test site.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA242366

Entities

People

  • Basil B. Bates Jr.
  • Nicholas K. Mato

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Automation
  • Control Systems
  • Data Science
  • Databases
  • Experimental Design
  • Information Processing
  • Information Science
  • Information Systems
  • Lead Time
  • Procurement
  • Productivity
  • Schools
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Surveys
  • United States
  • United States Naval Academy
  • Workload

Readers

  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Naval Personnel Management
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).