Reduction of operational message traffic: development of a composite reporting system

摘要

The problems encountered by operational units of the U.S. Navy inmeeting the requirements to submit a multitude of reports ranging fromsimple Fuel Status Reports to rigidly defined, computer formatted MovementReports are almost overvvhelming . The evolution of these requirementsand recent attempts to simplify reporting are reviewed. A proposalis presented which outlines the development, test, and evaluation, and agradual integration of a Composite Reporting System into the existingcommunications system. This Composite Reporting System is the logicalpredecessor of a Navy-wide Information System.