The Virginian-Pilot from Norfolk, Virginia (2024)

November 22, 1960

Publication:

The Virginian-Piloti

Location:

Norfolk, Virginia

Issue Date:

Tuesday, November 22, 1960

Page:

11

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I i 1 i a 1 The Virginian Pilot Norfolk Portsmouth Va Tuesday Nov 22 1960 11 Military Beat Air orce Cuts Supply Costs With Computer By RICHARD MANSIELD VlrInlan PI1of Military Writer Tactical Air Command plagued by cumbersome and wasteful sup ply controls for years has de vised a system that has saved $10 million in six months In addition TAC officials say uietr electronic computer has trimmed stock inventory and eliminated many longtime head aches The thing was done without spending extra cash and by ty ing together sys tems already in use At the heart of the giant na tionwide complex is a Burroughs 220 Electra Datatron Linking this Langley located computer with International Busi ness Machine (IBM) data sys tems at various TAC bases sup ply people wrought their magic Wit Mansfield SURPLUS LOCATED the case of the small ed the surplus may never have been spotted and new order would have cost a needless of the big problems has been that many of the same items at different bases have different catalogue numbers and under conventional systems these items are hidden from each he said it happen And this is the key to it" logistic problem has been accentuated in recent years with the development of the Composite Air Strike orce idea A CAS commander has to pre package large numbers of iterfis for quick shipment overseas to support combat units was under the old sys tem the commander was working from stock lists that were months old He had no way of really knowing what was available on short notice" Stuart said KEPT UP TO DATE He cited as an example spare engines for the 100 Super Sabre One base in the CAS support chain may report 15 jet engines on hand dach item is available in the num ber shown Besides keeping a running in ventory the new system is rapid ly eliminating duplications The TAC catalogue of separate items already has been reduced from 120000 to 107000 still going EXTRA HOLES PUNCHED "The amazing thing about all this is that the supply people made this thing work within the budget available They did not spend extra the TAC of ficer said the Burroughs 220 together with the IBM systems meant punching a few extra holes in the An example of the ef ficiency is the manner in which it slashed the different types of of fice desks Before there were 37 desk numbers Today there are only five it NATIONWIDE RELIABLE MODERN MOVING STORAGE AILIATED WITH KING VAN LINES SOUTHERN STORAGE WAREHOUSE COMPANY INC rB 1' 4 117 Virginia Beach Blvd MA 7 2651 In one five day visit of the spe cial 1 team of supply experts a TAC base shifted more than $1 million worth of excess items to another base that had been in short supply At all bases within the com mand the team spotted duplicat ing machine shops Most were do ing the same work but operated under different names As a re sult of the survey these were consolidated under one operation name How Old Is Your Room Air Conditioner? 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Naturally as a bona fide health treatment Pure Silvikrin is not in expensive A bottle costs $5 or 14 a treat ment feel worth every penny or your money back WHO 4' Mb A ON SALE AT ALL PEOPLES DRUG STORES generators as an example" Col Joseph A Stuart said last week "One base put in a procurement requisition for 25 generators cost ing about $52 each Within a matter of seconds the system lo cated a surplus of 34 at another Under the old system he add Ho in Moscow LONDON Radio Moscow reported Premier Khrushchev re ceived Ho Chi minh Communist leader of North Viet Nam in the Kremlin Monday for a "cordial and friendly Ho is in Mos cow for the secret summit confer ence of the world's Red leaders "But when it comes time to shove off the commander sudden ly finds the base has only five or six The others were used in the period since the jeport was cur rent" he said No longer will this happen un der the Bu'rroughs IBM combina tion Commanders are given a dav to day accounting of every inventory item from stopwatches to spare engines They know that SHIRTS INISHED WE GUARANTEE TO PLEASE ANYBODY WITH OUR SHIRT SERVICE I I ROY'S OLNEY RD LAUNDERETTE LAUNDERETTEj Ml 4 Colley Ave 328 Olney HERE'S MONEY ORA MERRIER CHRISTMAS IXobb $20 IL IVk i 11 If money worries are about to dim your Christmas spirit you can get the cash you need simply by calling us right now Tell us the amount up to $600 and choose your own terms with up to 20 months to pay 10 Month inn Above plan include all charsea at per month to 300 and llti per month above 300 CASH YOU GET $100 200 300 500 600 MONTHLY PAYMENTS I $643 1287 1930 3157 3753 EASTERN INANCE 5 Monticello Arcad US K1A1A MA 26675 NOROLK 5 MONTICELLO ARCADt MA5 W1 NOROLK 339 WEST 2 1ST STREET MA 2 6675 NOROLK 34 Southern Shopping Cen JU NOROLK 7602 Virginia Beach Blvd GY 78991 CHINESE CORNER ARAOONA VILLAGE PORTSMOUTH 37 MIDCITY SHorriNu on airt ui re VA BEACH EX 9 3O41 (REDERICK BLVD NCAR HIGH T) JUD I TH IKi 61 SPKCIAL SERVICE TO MILITARY PERSONNEL trying to copy styling trying to talk value language BUT ONLY ORD'S GOT THE REAL THING OR YOU I 'Si If mgrriii 7T ''A 1961 ord like all ord cars carries a Extended Warranty sure to 61 ORD see it Sunday A1'! 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