Vintage 1972IBM COPICS Volume III – First Edition – Original Technical Manual

Original 1972 IBM publication titled Communications Oriented ProductionInformation and Control System, Volume III, featuring Chapter 3:Forecasting and Chapter 4: Master Production Schedule Planning.

Published by International Business MachinesCorporation (IBM), this first-edition technical manual documents earlycomputer-based manufacturing management, production forecasting, inventoryplanning, and industrial information level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in">·Publisher:International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)

·Year: 1972

·Edition:First Edition, March 1972

·Volume: III(3)

·PublicationNumber: G320-1976-0

·Printed inthe USA

·Format:Softcover technical manual

Topics include:

·Demandforecasting and statistical forecasting techniques

·Econometricmodels and leading indicators

·Productlife-cycle forecasting

·Combiningforecasts from multiple sources

·Inventorymanagement and production planning

·Masterproduction schedule planning

·Earlycomputerized manufacturing information systems

Features original charts, graphs,diagrams, and technical illustrations, along with distinctive black-and-whiteIBM industrial graphics on the cover.

Condition: Good preowned condition. Covers show visibleedge wear, corner rubbing, light scuffing, and surface marks. Interior pages areclean and well-preserved, with light age-related discoloration. Please reviewall photographs for the exact condition of this 1972 publication.

An interesting piece of early computing andindustrial technology history, ideal for IBM collectors, vintage computerenthusiasts, engineering historians, industrial designers, and collectors oforiginal corporate technical publications.