Computer Performance Analysis: Industry Needs.

Eugene Seals

Expert InsightsPublished 1973

The computer has grown in its ability to provide information processing support to the auto industry. The budget for computers and related items has also grown, both in magnitude and as a percentage of the expense of sales. Computer performance evaluation (CPE) has begun to offer help in increasing the productivity of EDP equipment. General Motors (GM) has recognized the need for CPE and encourages the autonomous divisions to pursue CPE programs with vigor. This paper summarizes the types of decisions made within GM on computer hardware and the related performance criteria considered most important for computer systems. It then discusses the major CPE needs of GM and similar companies in the areas of policy, education, imagination, and instrumentation. 9 pp.

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Seals, Eugene, Computer Performance Analysis: Industry Needs. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1973. https://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P5104.html.
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