A technique for improving the management of a computer installation.

Robert L. Patrick

ResearchPublished 1964

Describes the benefits of an informal technique for computer installation managers to control the work force and gather data suitable for reports to management. The Memorandum includes a statement of the development of the technique, a full description of the computer operations array, the uses of the management tool, and some examples of the system's efficiency in a computer operation handling a stated work load at minimum cost.

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  • Copyright: RAND Corporation
  • Availability: Web Only
  • Year: 1964
  • Pages: 55
  • Document Number: RM-4232-PR

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Patrick, Robert L., A technique for improving the management of a computer installation. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1964. https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_memoranda/RM4232.html.
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