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Increasing stature and recognition are being provided to logistic support activities by both government and industry. Within industry, the responsibility for support functions rests with the product support organization. This article discusses the growing role of data processing in contractor product support operations. It covers the responsibilities of various functional areas comprising the product support organization and briefly mentions examples of how data processing is being applied in several of these activities. The factors influencing the introduction of data processing into the product support field are also covered. Finally, the benefits achieved by the installation of machine-aided systems and the related impact on support performance are also emphasized.

□ In summary, the introduction of blind persons into the field of data processing gives us much to take satisfaction in and much to be proud of. We must, however, work toward the day when the present attitudes and concerns of all levels of management are no longer a problem. From there we must move on to be sure that blind programmers have the same opportunities in supervision and management as others. The success we've had is proof that employment of the blind in data processing is a good, sound business proposition. From a selfish point of view, there is tremendous public relations value to the company that employs blind persons in data processing. The story of our success has spread far and wide. We have probably received as much favorable publicity on this as any other thing we have done. We regularly get calls from all over the country where others are considering the employment of a blind person. There has also been a positive effect on our own employees. It is one more thing that has given them pride in their company.

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Keyword indexing has had several different forms and many different applications in the social sciences. The BIDAP computer program generates various forms of indexing and facilitates their applications through great flexibility in accepting input and generating output. Professor James Aagaard is Systems Supervisor, Vogelback Computing Center, Northwestern University.

Work in human factors encompasses research and application in human engineering, procedure development, training techniques, personnel requirements, test and evaluation, task description, and task allocation. Opportunities and needs exist in computer-based data processing systems for all these endeavors, especially with regard to on-line users. Within human engineering, only manual entry has so far received much research attention. Work is also needed on displays, integrated entry-display, workspace and other equipment aspects, on-line languages, and program production. Of greatest concern to human engineering is the computer output, designed by programmers, rather than the hardware. Human factors people will have to master a new field and provide guidance to a new discipline which has not yet understood human factors requirements.

The aim is to show that the work entailed in interpreting sociol'al surveys will be facilitated by the use of data processing. 2 examples are given to show the utility of data-processing in the transformation of raw data as variables & in the analysis of the structural properties of the matrix of data or variables. It is concluded that sociol'ts should be able to make use of data-processing techniques, but that this must be accompanied by instruction in the subject as a whole. AA Tr & Modified by G. Wallach.

Die EDV erweist sich gerade unter den Bedingungen wirtschaftlicher Krise und Stagnation als universelles Rationalisierungsinstrument, das geeignet ist, über die Minimierung der Gemeinkosten anvisierte Profite zu realisieren. Die Ausbreitung der EDV läßt eine zunehmende Rationalisierung und Arbeitslosigkeit im Angestelltenbereich erwarten. Der Autor beschreibt die Auswirkungen des EDV-Einsatzes auf Arbeitsablauf, -inhalt, -organisation, auf Bezahlung und insbesondere die Qualifikation der Angestellten. Während auf die Mehrzahl der Angestellten bis hin zum Sachbearbeiter taylorisierte Arbeitsformen zukommen werden, wird nur eine Minderheit der Beschäftigten von positiven Folgen der EDV profitieren. Dieselbe gegenläufige Tendenz ist auch für das EDV-Personal feststellbar. Aus den unterschiedlichsten Gründen haben die Gewerkschaften erst heute die volle Tragweite dieses Prozesses erkannt. Nur eine verstärkte Tarifpolitik, zu der einige konkrete Programmpunkte genannt werden, vermag die Arbeitnehmer vor den gröbsten Folgen der EDV-Entwicklung zu schützen. (KHS)