Accession Number:

AD0689162

Title:

MEDICAL FOOD SERVICE COMPUTERIZATION STUDY.

Descriptive Note:

Technical rept. Oct 67-Apr 68,

Corporate Author:

SCHOOL OF AEROSPACE MEDICINE BROOKS AFB TEX

Personal Author(s):

• Boehrer,Jane M.
• Ray,Hugh J. , Jr.
• Bates,Arthur W. , Jr

Report Date:

1969-02-01

Pagination or Media Count:

22.0

Abstract:

A report is made of the first Air Force attempt to test the feasibility of using a computer to solve daily planning and reporting problems involved in medical food service. The computer system was designed to calculate, store, and produce yield-adjusted recipes, procurement orders, issue orders, costing, and inventory maintenance. The study was limited to only the regular diets for one week of a standard Air Force hospital three-week menu cycle. The plan was tested using actual operational data from the test hospital. Author

Descriptors:

• (*MILITARY RATIONS
• HOSPITALS)
• (*AIR FORCE PROCUREMENT
• COMPUTER PROGRAMMING)
• FOOD DISPENSING
• FEASIBILITY STUDIES
• INVENTORY CONTROL
• COSTS
• MANAGEMENT PLANNING AND CONTROL
• PROBLEM SOLVING
• DATA STORAGE SYSTEMS
• DATA PROCESSING
• CODING
• PUNCHED CARDS
• DIET

Subject Categories:

• Food, Food Service and Nutrition
• Computer Programming and Software
• Computer Hardware

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE