System produces inventory report for each updated period and special report for long term inventory information summary. Report summarizes consumption, outstanding orders, and balance of each inventory item. System generates, corrects, and adjusts inventory tapes. Restrictions of system are listed

Tu, H.-Y.

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August 1971	 Brief 71-10314 
NASA TECH BRIEF 
Goddard Space Flight Center 
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commercial application. Tech Briefs are available on a subscription basis from the National Technical Information 
Service, Springfield; Virginia 22151. Requests for individual copies or questions relating to the Tech Brief program may 
be directed to the Technology Utilization Office, NASA, Code KT, Washington, D.C. 20546. 
TCB Operation Supply Inventory System (TCBSYS) 
The problem: 
To provide a means for controlling an inventory of 
operational supplies, including items consumed, 
items on hand, items on order, and items to be 
ordered. 
The solution: 
The TCB Operation Supply Inventory System 
(TCBSYS), which generates an inventory report for 
each updated period and a special report for a long fl term summary of inventory information. The inven-tory report summarizes the consumption, outstanding 
orders, and balance of each inventory item. 
How it's done: 
TCBSYS performs three major functions: 
1. Generates inventory tapes 
2. Corrects and adjusts the tapes 
3. Produces regular and special reports. 
The first function records data on the consumption, 
outstanding orders, and balance of each inventory 
item. The second aids in handling inventory prob-
lems such as the discrepancy between book balance 
and physical balance. The third produces (1) a 
regular report giving the consumption, outstanding 
orders, and balance of each item for a specified up-
dated period, and (2) special reports giving long 
term summaries of inventory information.
The system is subject to the following restrictions: 
(1) The maximum number of insertion and deletion 
cards within one run is limited to 98 cards; (2) the 
maximum number of adjustment cards for one run 
is 300 cards; (3) the total number of input order 
cards, plus the number of outstanding orders 
from previous weeks, should not exceed 14 per item. 
Notes: 
1. This program is written in Autocoder for use on 
the IBM-7010 System under IBSYS. 
2. Requests for further information may be directed 
to:
COSMIC 
Barrow Hall 
University of Georgia 
Athens, Georgia 30601 
Reference: B71-10314 
Patent status: 
No patent action is contemplated by NASA. 
Source: H.—Y. Tu

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