1st Edition

CIM Justification and Optimisation

By Sev V Nagalingam Copyright 1999
168 Pages
by CRC Press

168 Pages
by CRC Press

In most manufacturing companies efforts to fully optimise the use of resources is only carried out within each functional unit. It is therefore difficult to achieve full optmisation, creating islands of automation with little knowledge or regard to the integration of the entire company. Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) optimisation presents a guided approach to the achievements of strategic... Read more
Preface 1. What is CIM? 2. Integration of Interconnected Networks 3. Developments in Justification of CIM 4. Integrated Approaches to CIM Justification and Optimisation 5. Assessing the Impact of Investment in CIM 6. CIM Optimisation 7. A Decision Support System for CIM Investment 8. Guidelines for Implementing CIM 9. Conclusion 10. Appendix One 11. Appendix Two 12. Index

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Sev V Nagalingam (Author)