ABSTRACT
Throughout the past few decades the use of the computer in industry and in
homes has spread rapidly. Scores of computers are used in companies to enhance
the flow of information within or between various departments and across
different company locations. In manufacturing engineering, the primary uses of
computers have been for process and inventory control and for directing the flow
of operational procedures to the factory floor. In service and retail industries, the
computer performs many of the same tasks for tracking inventory and providing
reorder points.
