Abstract:
This Note is part of a larger study in the Business Systems Laboratory
of the College of Aeronautics on economics of mechanised accountancy.
As the subject of performance rates in the clerical operations of adding,
multiplying and sorting is of wider interest than by mechanical accountancy,
this part of the work is issued separately.
A series of test were carried out to establish some performance
standards and these appear in the Appendix. It is unlikely that the
relative magnitude of the performance rates given should have a
universal significance. They might at least, however, be expected to
form a basis for assessing the relative efficiency with which given
fundamental clerical operations like adding, multiplying and sorting
are being carried out.
Much research still remains to be done in this field of study. A considerable
amount ha, probably already been done in different organisations
but the results have not been made generally available. The Laboratory
would be pleased to have any further information that could be made
public.
