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Information management in the design of materials control and accountability systems [electronic resource].

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Los Alamos, N.M. : Los Alamos National Laboratory, 1988.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy.
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Pages: 8 : digital, PDF file
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Los Alamos National Laboratory and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
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Summary
This paper presents information management methods for materials accounting systems based on experience in systems development at DOE facilities. We describe principles for the acquisition and organization of data for a materials control and accountability (MC and A) system. Many of these principles are drawn from software engineering. These include the preparation of a requirements document, a functional specification, and the application of structured analysis and design. Insufficient effort and detail to these early fundamental activities for identifying and acquiring the appropriate data cause many problems later. Failure to provide for complete acquisition of all required information leads to potentially costly revisions to the data acquisition system or to a materials accounting system that cannot complete its intended functions. Likewise, unrealistic analyses requirements can cause catastrophic problems later on. 16 refs.
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E 1.99:la-ur-88-1992
E 1.99: conf-880631-44
conf-880631-44
la-ur-88-1992
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Published through SciTech Connect.
01/01/1988.
"la-ur-88-1992"
" conf-880631-44"
"DE88014434"
29. annual meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, Las Vegas, NV, USA, 26 Jun 1988.
Markin, J.T.; Strittmatter, R.B.; Whitty, W.J.
Funding Information
W-7405-ENG-36
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