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Expert system software will be a key element of an operator advisory system, a production forecasting system, and a capacity allocation system. Bell Helicopter Textron (Fort Worth, Tex.), a manufacturer of helicopters, has implemented an intelligent system to automate the procurement process. With the new system, the time required for a buyer to purchase a part has been reduced from 1 hour to approximately 10 minutes, increasing productivity by 83 percent. The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory's Technical Library at the Phillips site on Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, is using advanced pattern-recognition technology to design its virtual library information system. Knowledge-retrieval techniques will be utilized by researchers to access a myriad of information that resides in repositories throughout the state and government.