CIM Computer Integrated Manufacturing Towards the Factory of the Future [Paperback]

Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) is the computerized handling of integrated business processes among all different functions in an enterprise. The consistent application of information technology, along with modern manufacturing techniques and new organizational procedures, opens up great potential for speeding up processes. This book discusses the current state of applications and new demands arising from the integration principle. It mainly emphasizes on strategies for realization and implementation based on the author's concrete experience. The Y-CIM information management model is presented as a procedural method for implementing CIM. The third edition has been supplemented by up-to-date specified examples of applied CIM solutions and transfer strategies.Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) is the computerized handling of integrated business processes among all different functions in an enterprise. The consistent application of information technology, along with modern manufacturing techniques and new organizational procedures, opens up great potential for speeding up processes. This book discusses the current state of applications and new demands arising from the integration principle. It mainly emphasizes on strategies for realization and implementation based on the author's concrete experience. The Y-CIM information management model is presented as a procedural method for implementing CIM. The third edition has been supplemented by up-to-date specified examples of applied CIM solutions and transfer strategies.A. The Meaning of the I in CIM.- I. Data and Operations Integration.- II. A Typical CIM Process Chain.- III. The CIM-Enterprise: The Computer Steered Industrial Firm.- IV. CIM Definitions.- B. The Components of CIM.- I. Stage of Development of CIM Components.- a. Production Planning and Control.- 1. Primary Data Management.- 2. Planning Levels.- 3. Degree of Implementation.- 4. New Approaches to PPC Systems.- 4.1 Simultaneous Material andlƒH