Title :
Application of personal computers in an aerospace company
Author_Institution :
Hughes Aircraft Co., El Segundo, CA, USA
Abstract :
The Radar Systems Group, a semiautonomous unit of Hughes Aircraft Company consisting of about 12000 employees, has been using personal computers since 1980. A study on PC usage was commissioned in February 1987; some of the questions considered were: (1) are PCs counterproductive; (2) is too much money being spent on them; (3) why are so many unused; (4) what should be the strategy for the effective use of PCs. The author presents the results of this study and the conclusions drawn.<>
Keywords :
DP management; aerospace computing; aerospace industry; economics; microcomputer applications; Hughes Aircraft Company; PC usage; Radar Systems Group; aerospace company; costs; personal computers; Aerospace materials; Airborne radar; Aircraft manufacture; Application software; Educational institutions; Fabrics; Manufacturing; Microcomputers; Personnel; Remuneration;
Conference_Titel :
Aerospace Applications Conference, 1989. Digest., 1989 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Breckenridge, CO, USA
DOI :
10.1109/AERO.1989.82408
