High-Performance Computing: Industry Uses of Supercomputers and High-Speed Networks
IMTEC-91-58
Published: Jul 30, 1991. Publicly Released: Sep 11, 1991.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed industrial use of supercomputers and high-speed networks, focusing on: (1) how various industries use supercomputers to improve products, reduce costs, save time, and provide other benefits; (2) barriers that inhibit increased supercomputer usage; and (3) how certain industries used and benefitted from high-speed networks.
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Cost controlGlobalizationIndustrial productivityMechanizationPrivate sectorProduction engineeringSupercomputersWide area networksEngineersSupercomputing