... for one or multiple plants can be planned quickly and with confidence. In the case of multi‐sites, APS can be run on a central UNIX‐based server networked to any number of PCs located at the different manufacturing plants. In this arrangement, the aim of the central planners would be to achieve...

...Ronald P. Anjard Identifies Unix as the third wave of computer systems and one which is already on the horizon and rapidly approaching. Outlines the history of the development of Unix; the reasons why, to date, the Unix system has failed as an effective competitor in the marketplace; and what...