Computer Integrated Manufacturing

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warehousing and distribution, customers and suppliers, sales and marketing activities, financial management and the overall control of the enterprise.
At one extreme, a Computer-Integrated Manufacturing process may be fully automated, with computers (and robots) controlling the entire production process with minimal human intervention. However, CIM is typically employed at a level short of total integration. Many manufacturers who are leaders in CIM typically have concentrated their efforts in two areas: Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM). Computer-Aided Design (CAD) applies the computer to the creation, modification, and evaluation of product design. Computer-Aided Manufacturing applies the computer to planning, control, and operation of a production facility.

Implementing CIM

It is believed that CIM will only produce successful outcomes if human resources and organizational structures accompany the technology installed. The importance of ...

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goods inventory levels. This reduction in average inventory levels represents a large cash inflow at the time the new process equipment becomes operational.
CIM also cuts floor space requirements. It will take fewer computer-controlled machines to the same job as a larger number of conventional machines. The factory floor will no longer be used to store inventory.
Greater improved quality is a third benefit from investment in CIM technology. Automated process equipment leads directly to more uniform production and to decline in defects. Some managers have seen 5-10 times over, reduction in waste, scrap, and rework when they replaced manual operations with automated equipment. As ...

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