The subject of computer-integrated manufacturing (CIM) is as broad as the complex manufacturing enterprises it attempts to model. Many would suggest that CIM is too broad for a single course or textbook. However, the essence of CIM is in the integration of the enterprise elements: physical integration through the linking of hardware and software systems; logical integration through shared common enterprise information and data; philosophical integration based on a new sense of purpose and direction in every entity in the enterprise. Therefore, the integration so critical to a CIM implementation is best introduced in a single course so that links between the enterprise elements can be explored. This book was written to support such a course.
Part 1 Introduction To Cim And The Manufacturing Enterprise
1. Manufacturing Enterprise
2. Manufacturing Systems
Part 2 Automating The Process Segments In Manufacturing
3. Product and Process Definition: An Overview
4. Design and Production Engineering
5. Design Automation: CAD
6. Design Automation: Computer-Aided Engineering
7. Introduction to Production / Operations Planning
8. Introduction to Manufacturing Planning and Control
9. Production Scheduling Systems
10. Production Process Machines and Systems
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