Synopses & Reviews
Computer-integrated manufacturing (CIM) has become the key concept in future company strategy. Highly accessible, up-to-date, well-illustrated and practical, it begins with the historical emergence of the manufacturing integration and goes on to thoroughly examine the technical concepts as well as evaluate the economic significance of CIM. Demythologizes the most recent jargon and fashionable concepts in management, fitting all these isolated concepts into an ordered package and, in a futuristic version, puts forth a new approach to production.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]) and index.
Table of Contents
Integrated Production and the CIM Method.
The Technology Available for a CIM Approach.
Integrated Production Control: The Backbone of CIM.
Just-in-Time Production Systems.
Structure of Data and Databases.
Methods for the Analysis and Design of an Information System.
The Financial Return from a CIM Project.
Appendices.
Bibliography.
Index.