ECT 537 - Industrial Computer Systems Management

3 credits

Evaluation of control computers in an industrial environment, the direct and indirect cost trade-off of implementing a hardwired versus a programmed controller. The effect of management decisions on industrial computer applications. Economics of open and closed systems, software versus hardware, in-house versus contract maintenance, and multi-vendor versus single vender systems.

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(Graduate students must do related investigation and prepare a report at a level beyond the routine detail of the course.)

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