...Anne Williams Notes that the phenomenon of office automation (OA) is continually evolving and that groupworking and computer‐supported co‐operative working, supported by groupware products such as Lotus Notes, are seen as the next phase in the OA saga. Explores the concept of the “office...

...Lisa Grantham Difficulties in measuring the benefits of office automation are preventing investment in systems. Examines the problems for organizations attempting to cost‐justify office automation. Benefits attributed to office automation used to be quantifiable, however, more recently office...

... management Computer service/systems firms Information systems Inventory control Office automation Spare parts This article deals with management aspects of inventory of spare parts in a service branch of an office automation company. The company sells mainframe and personal computers...

...T.C.E. Cheng This article attempts to present an overview of the state‐of‐the‐art of office automation systems. It is aimed at making the office administrator aware of the transformation currently taking place in the practice of office management caused by the computer revolution. © MCB UP...

... SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 1987 11 Architecture Business Environment Office Automation Working Conditions © MCB UP Limited 1987 ...

... Although many executives have a personal desk‐top computer, more often than not it is their secretary who uses it. Many executives have not yet assimilated the requisite skills. The growth of office automation is still dominated by installation of incompatible micros and departmental boundaries...

...). This article restricts itself primarily to the security problems of automated office functions and associated internal company message systems, and gives a generic description of the security measures necessary to address these problems. Office Automation The development of lower-cost, user-friendly computer...

... Limited 1986 Office Automation Working Conditions Taking the Stress out by Design by Roy D'Urban BETA Exhibitions Ltd, London Introduction When a company takes the first tentative steps along the path to office automation, emphasis is undoubtedly placed on the machines, leaving the user...