Application of personal computers in an aerospace company

Abstract

The Radar Systems Group, a semiautonomous unit of Hughes Aircraft Company consisting of about 12000 employees, has been using personal computers since 1980. A study on PC usage was commissioned in February 1987; some of the questions considered were: (1) are PCs counterproductive; (2) is too much money being spent on them; (3) why are so many unused; (4) what should be the strategy for the effective use of PCs. The author presents the results of this study and the conclusions drawn.<>