Title :
Aircraft Stores Interface Manual (ASIM) adopts paperless information technology
Author :
Rochin, Jo Anne G ; Roderick, Andrea
Author_Institution :
US Dept. of Navy, Point Magu, CA, USA
fDate :
6/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
During recent years, defense budgets have been cut across all services while the cost of maintaining current standards has risen. The Aircraft Stores Interface Manual (ASIM) Program Office found that maintaining a staff for paper updates was no longer feasible and was tasked by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Air Armament Working Party (AAWP) to digitize the ASIM manuals. Converting this information from paper to electronic media presented several challenges which are discussed. Adopting Paperless Information Technology and replacing “Snail Mail” with the World Wide Web is presented
Keywords :
Internet; aerospace computing; document handling; electronic publishing; hypermedia; logistics data processing; user interfaces; Aircraft Stores Interface Manual; HTML; NATO aircraft and stores; World Wide Web; electronic media; electronic publishing; interoperability matrix; paper updates; paperless information technology; smart documents; snail mail replacement; software packages; user friendly interface; Aircraft propulsion; Costs; Engineering drawings; Information technology; Manuals; Military aircraft; Technology planning; Testing; Weapons; Web sites;
Journal_Title :
Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, IEEE