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The paper presents the conception and achievement of a CAPP module integrated in a CIM system. For the conception of the CAPP module the DB, OOP and OODBMS methods have been integrated in . Thus, a hybride CAPP module (TechCIM) have been realised, which was integrated into a CIM system designed for the manufacturing of the cardanic transmissions from cars. By integrating of the product concepti...

As the competition in market is growing at a very fast pace, one can survive in today’s industrial world by adopting the philosophy of Lean Manufacturing. In order to stay competitive, producing cheaper products at a faster rate Lean Manufacturing would help the industry. This paper represents a case study of Die casting industry. This case study is used to illustrate the steps in implementatio...

SMEs can achieve this goal by implementing computer integrated manufacturing (CIM). The aim of CIM is to produce the required amount of the product of acceptable quality at the right time. If CIM technologies are fully integrated, the SMEs can respond rapidly to changes in product design, demand, or mix. The high investment required for AMT implementation is becoming a major hurdle for SMEs to ...

Good organizational structure design is increasingly important in Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) environments. It can reduce problems due to the changing roles of organizational units and information technologies. This paper presents observations about organizational structures for CIM and discusses the basic approaches. An initial framework for evaluating CIM organizational structures...

The research results described are concerned with: • developing a domain modeling method and tools to provide the design and implementation of decisionmaking support systems for computer integrated manufacturing; • building a decision-making support system based on know-how and its software environment. The research is funded by NEDO, Japan.

E-CIM – Tautologie oder Herausforderung? Zur Beantwortung dieser Frage befaßt sich der Autor kritisch mit der unternehmensübergreifenden Kooperation autonomer Organisationseinheiten. Entgegen der in der Vergangenheit oftmals euphorischen Betrachtung virtueller Organisationen beschreibt das vorliegende Buch ein praxisorientiertes Konzept, das den Leser auffordert, sich in der Zeit nach dem E-Bus...

This empirical study compares the advanced manufacturing technology (AMT) investment, the manufacturing infrastructure investment, and the interaction effect between these two types of investments using data from a sample of firms in Singapore and Sweden. The results suggest that the interaction of AMT investment and manufacturing infrastructure investment has a positive impact on the firm prof...