Title :
Computers on the shopfloor - a hardware supplier´s experience
Author :
Stephenson, C.J.
Author_Institution :
Digital Equipment Co. Limited, UK Manufacturing Industries Marketing Group, Reading, UK
fDate :
4/1/1984 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The implications of CIM for shopfloor systems can only be fully understood by considering the overall view of a company. From this standpoint the basis for CIM can be identified as a unified information architecture, a communications network and a suite of compatible applications software.
Keywords :
manufacturing computer control; manufacturing data processing; CIM; communications network; computer integrated manufacturing; information architecture; shopfloor;
Journal_Title :
Computer-Aided Engineering Journal
DOI :
10.1049/cae:19840012
