COMPUTERS BEYOND ACCOUNTING

THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPUTER-AIDED MANAGEMENT SYSTEM THAT CAN BE USED DIRECTLY BY EXPERIENCED PROFESSIONALS IN ANY CONSTRUCTION FIRM IS DESCRIBED. THE SYSTEM IS EQUALLY EFFECTIVE FOR PAYROLL, GENERAL ACCOUNTING, ESTIMATING, PLANNING AND SCHEDULING. THE COMPUTER CAN BE USED IN THE PREPARATION OF PAYROLL CHECKS, CHECK REGISTER, CERTIFIED PAYROLLS, LABOR COST DISTRIBUTIONS, UNION REPORTS, INSURANCE REPORTS, QUARTERLY REPORTS AND W-2 FORMS WITHOUT SUBSTANTIAL TRAINING IN COMPUTER OPERATIONS. IT CAN ALSO BE USED FOR CRITICAL PATH METHOD (CPM) SCHEDULING AND COST ESTIMATES. THE SYSTEM IS BASED ON A LARGE-SCALE BURROUGHS B5500 COMPUTER THAT THE CONTRACTOR USES DIRECTLY BY TELECOMMUNICATION DEVICES LOCATED IN HIS GENERAL OFFICES. THE SYSTEM IS TERMED A REMOTE-TERMINAL/TIME-SHARE/ CONVERSATIONAL/ON-LINE/MAN-MACHINE MODE. THE TELECOMMUNICATION PROCESS ENABLES THE CONTRACTOR TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE COMPUTER BY SENTENCES OF INSTRUCTION. EXTENSIVE USE OF TIME-SHARE/REMOTE-TERMINAL SYSTEMS IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IS MORE THAN A LONG-TERM POSSIBILITY.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • pp 17-21, 1 PHOT
• Authors:
  • Shaffer, L R
• Publication Date: 1969-1

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Constructor
  • Publisher: Associated General Contractors of America
  • ISSN: 0162-6191

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accounting; Communication systems; Computers; Construction industry; Costs; Critical path method; Estimating; Management; Planning; Salaries; Scheduling
• Old TRIS Terms: Electric communication systems
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Construction; Finance; Highways; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00215163
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: pp 34-36
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 28 1994 12:00AM