RA 00015.pdf - OAR@ICRISAT

operational, all accounts will be current to the
previous day and the status of any account will
be readily accessible.
Dr. Jerry A. Warren, statistical consultant
from the University of New Hampshire in the
United States, visited ICRISAT again during
January and February, 1977. He conducted
classes in regression analysis and experimental
design, consulted with scientists concerning
planning of experiments and required analyses,
and instructed staff members how to best utilize
the analysis routines under CRISP.
L o o k i n g A h e a d i n
C o m p u t e r Services
Projects scheduled to receive attention in the
coming year include:
1. Completion of the fiscal accounting system
and the addition of a payroll system.
2. Development of on-line systems for inventory
control and purchase-order
statistics.
3. A compact system for the maintenance of
Institute mailing lists.
4. Improvement of the germplasm-retrieval
system and development of inventorycontrol
systems for the management of
available seed.
5. A personnel data base for the Personnel
Division.
6. Investigation of word-processing and
computer-generated offset masters for
printing.
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