Accession Number:

AD0744348

Title:

EMISARI--An on-Line Management System in a Dynamic Environment,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

OFFICE OF EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS WASHINGTON D C

Personal Author(s):

• Kupperman,Robert H.
• Wilcox,Richard H.

Report Date:

1972-05-01

Pagination or Media Count:

14.0

Abstract:

When President Nixon declared a 90-day wage-price freeze in August, 1971 he assigned administrative responsibilities for it to the Office of Emergency Preparedness OEP. Resulting urgent dynamic requirements for exchanging transient status information between Washington and a nationwide field organization led OEP to implement an unusual computer-based, on-line, interactive management information system called EMISARI. Design philosophy emphasized communication among managers at multiple levels variations in data urgency system flexibility to permit operational evolution and immediate usability by non-computer people without needing extensive training or documentation. The system was placed in operation quite rapidly, evolved successfully throughout the freeze, and was heavily used by both regional and headquarters personnel. Author

Descriptors:

• *SOCIAL COMMUNICATION
• *DATA PROCESSING
• *SYMPOSIA
• COMMUNICATION AND RADIO SYSTEMS
• DECISION MAKING
• COMPUTERS
• MANAGEMENT ENGINEERING

Subject Categories:

• Administration and Management
• Computer Hardware

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE