PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF ‘FEATURE CARD’ SYSTEMS. IV

The system, devised initially to satisfy the needs of our Test Department, sought to locate, in the shortest possible time, vital information from a backlog of about twelve thousand reports, together with current additions. The main object was to reduce the number of technical man‐hours involved in searching for the answers to questions posed by management, other departments and firms. It was also required to avoid the duplication of previous tests and provide any previously found information before the commencement of a new test programme. From experience gained with the reports already indexed, it is apparent that these aims are being fulfilled.