APPLICATION OF THE COMPUTER TO COAL PRODUCTION

This paper was presented at an RSMA seminar on Railroads and the Transportation of Coal. It deals with the use of computers in the coal industry. About 70 percent of the use of computers in the coal industry is for the traditional accounting related functions, and about 30 percent is engineering or production oriented.

• Corporate Authors:

  Railway Systems and Management Association

  181 East Lake Shore Drive
  Chicago, IL  United States  60611
• Authors:
  • Kaas, L M
• Publication Date: 1973

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: 17 p.
• Serial:
  • Railway Management Review
  • Volume: 73
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Railway Systems and Management Association

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Coal; Coal industry; Coal resources; Computers; Energy resources; Freight traffic
• Uncontrolled Terms: Energy crisis
• Subject Areas: Energy; Freight Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00054140
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 3 1974 12:00AM