A proposed production tracking system for manufacturing concerns

In many manufacturing concerns the systems used to track production data are as numberous as the departments listed on the organization chart. The records of this multi-system technique seldom agree throughout the various departments. Generally, the root of this problem is (a) the disinterest on the part of non-data processing personnel in using a computerized tracking system themselves, and (b) the view that they cannot rely on a department outside their direct control (i.e. data processing) to do so for them.The implementation of one interactive system which uses a relational data base can transcend both. Use of the system would be uncomplicated enough that personnel in the various departments would feel at ease with it.The term "manufacturing" covers a large domain. The purpose of this paper is not to give one system that "as is" will cover all production phases of the entire spectrum of manufacturing concerns. The intent is to give a general enough approach that, if adapted to most areas and applied with enthusiasm, the result will be a unified and accurate set of data from which relevant information can be derived and sound decisions can be made.