Title
Industrial Data Processing ApplicationsCatalog Number
102801316Type
DocumentDescription
This massive volume contains many analyst's descriptions of how various major companies are using EDP (electronic data processing) equipment. The descriptions are highly detailed, often with diagrams and photographs. Companies covered include all the major US and some British corporations. The collection was provided as a subscription service ($65/year in 1968) with company reports updated regularly. This collection was last updated as of "3/1968" (handwritten on 2nd page). From the Preface:...These up-to-date reports ... are designed for the use of business executives... and others concerned with ... data processing operations... The IDPA handbook's coverage extends over all manufacturing industries and over all industrial data processing activities from plant floor process control and data collection through to front office order-handling...