USING THE COMPUTER TO CONTROL THE CONTAINER

A West German management consultancy has been specialising in applying the computer to the shipping industry for some 12 years. The article outlines the operation of a container control system after perfecting it over the last 18 months in action with--among others--Deutsche Afrika-Linien. It has been keeping track of around 50,000 containers over the last 18 months.

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• Corporate Authors:

  National Magazine Company Limited

  680 Garrett Lane
  London SW17 ONP,   England 
• Publication Date: 1977-7

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 71-73
• Serial:
  • Containerisation International
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue Number: 7
  • Publisher: T&F Informa UK, Limited
  • ISSN: 0010-7379
  • Serial URL: http://www.ci-online.co.uk

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automatic control; Containerization; Containers; Control systems; Information processing
• Old TRIS Terms: Automatic control systems; Container control
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Freight Transportation; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00172845
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Containerisation International
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 12 1978 12:00AM