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Nursery Stock Inventory Using IBM Compilation

Inventory of nursery stock is normally a detailed, time-consuming activity, both the plot counting and office compilation. Kimberly-Clark Corporation had IBM facilities that had been used for such forestry purposes as continuous forest inventory. It was decided to design an inventory system to utilize these facilities for inventory of nursery stock at the Lake Mary Nursery, maintained by the corporation near Norway, Mich. It was felt that this system could maximize accuracy, make the data available faster, and release supervisory and clerical personnel for other work. The system was first tested in 1960 and has since been used in the annual inventory.


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Author(s): Philip B. Thomas

Publication: Tree Planters' Notes - Issue 64 (1964)