Operational and human factors in planning automated man-machine checkout systems

Sidney I. Firstman, Nehemiah Jordan

ResearchPublished 1962

An attempt to improve the planning and design of automated checkout equipment for military systems. The study considers the capabilities and limitations of present automatic checkout equipment and of operator-technicians. It also examines the interrelationships of the automatic checkout equipment with the environments it affects--the prime equipment, ground system, and personnel involved.

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  • Year: 1962
  • Pages: 67
  • Document Number: RM-2835-PR

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Firstman, Sidney I. and Nehemiah Jordan, Operational and human factors in planning automated man-machine checkout systems. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1962. https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_memoranda/RM2835.html.
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