Cataloging-Tools-on-Line (CTOL) Automated Information System (AIS) Economic Analysis.

摘要

Current DLA cataloging operations use a manual information system to prepare new item requests and maintain existing cataloging transactions. This economic analysis assesses the economic feasibility of replacing the current manual operations with a Cataloging-Tools-On-Line (CTOL) Automated Information System (AIS) as a part of the Standard Automated Materiel Management System (SAMMS) modernization. This analysis is an update of the original economic analysis which was performed in August 1986. In the economic analysis, comparison analyses of costs and benefits are done between the current method of operation and the CTOL AIS proposal. Sensitivity analyses are performed on significant costs of the AIS proposal in order to address uncertainty in future cost estimates, and to determine what effect any variation in these costs will have on the payback period. Conclusions are drawn, based on the results of the economic analysis. A major goal of SAMMS is to improve the Federal Catalog System's overall efficiency. Part of this goal is to improve SAMMS support to the five Defense Supply Centers (DSCs), the Defense Personnel Support Center (DPSC) and the Defense Industrial Plant Equipment Center (DIPEC). Thus, a Cataloging Tools On-Line (CTOL) Automated Information System (AIS) is under consideration. This state-of-the-art system is designed to include minicomputers with optical storage and workstations consisting of video display terminals, keyboards, and magnetic disk storage. (kr)