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Y2K computer compliance crisis builds on pulp and paper mill operating floors
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Pulp & Paper
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February 1, 1998
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Copyright informationCopyright Miller Freeman Inc. Feb 1998. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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With limited expertise available, most companies are only in early inventory gathering stages, with lots of work ahead of midnight, December 31, 1999 deadline
CRISIS IS QUIETLY BUILDING IN the pulp and paper industry, as well as in most other businesses and industries worldwide.As the year 2000 ratchets nearer one day at a time, the timetable and options for Y2K computer compliance narrow proportionally. Simply stated, at midnight on December 31, 1999, many pulp and paper mills will not have made computer adjustments necessary to prevent major process shutdowns and information control chaos.
Generally, in the race to Y2K compliance, the pulp and paper industry is not in good shape. ...