整体战略可以整合制造/工程设施。关注每个部门运营所需的成本突破。部门分为两个领域:运营和管理费用。目标是确定高成本或长交付周期的要素。一旦完成，计算机工具将被集成到当前流程中以降低成本。本文讨论了用于查找高成本项目的方法，以及使用通用系统方法消除这些区域的计划。

AN OVERALL STRATEGY CAN INTEGRATE A MANUFACTURING/ ENGINEERING FACILITY. ATTENTION IS GIVEN TO A BREAKOUT OF THE COSTS NECESSARY TO OPERATE EACH DEPARTMENT. DEPARTMENTS ARE DIVIDED INTO TWO AREAS: OPERATIONS AND OVERHEAD. THE OBJECT IS TO IDENTIFY HIGH COST OR LONG LEAD TIME ELEMENTS. ONCE THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED, COMPUTER TOOLS ARE INTEGRATED INTO THE PRESENT PROCESS TO REDUCE COSTS. THE PAPER DISCUSSES THE METHODOLOGY USED TO FIND THE HIGH-COST ITEMS AND PLANS TO ELIMINATE THE AREAS USING A COMMON SYSTEMS APPROACH.