This report describes various aspects of lesson production and use of the PLATO system at Chanute Air Force Base. The first chapter considers four major factors influencing lesson production: (1) implementation of the "lean approach," (2) the Instructional Systems Development (ISD) role in lesson production, (3) the transfer of programmed instruction techniques to computer based education (CBE), and (4) the general method of lesson production. The second chapter examines the organization's efforts to reduce the time and cost while improving the effectiveness of various management functions by using the PLATO IV CBE system. The last chapter surveys the process of lesson revision and development in order to determine its effects on the lessons and the pedagogical impact of the CBE materials. It discusses the development of eight lessons in specific terms and how these lessons were modified to increase their chances of validation. (Author/DAG)