Title :
Future R&D directions for CIM deployment
Author_Institution :
Inst. Nat. de Recherche en Inf. et Autom., Grenoble
Abstract :
The manufacturing world is always in mutation, at this time shifting from economy of scale to globalization and customer satisfaction leading to economy of scope. While this enforces the need for more integration, it has severe implications on the deployment of computer integrated manufacturing (CIM) in manufacturing enterprises. The paper reviews some CIM technical issues requiring further research, especially the information technology (IT) issue, to better address user requirements in designing and manufacturing their products
Keywords :
computer integrated manufacturing; economics; information technology; research and development management; social aspects of automation; technological forecasting; CIM deployment; computer integrated manufacturing; economy; globalization; information technology; manufacturing enterprises; user requirements; Business process re-engineering; Companies; Computer aided manufacturing; Computer integrated manufacturing; Design engineering; Economies of scale; Globalization; Manufacturing processes; Research and development; Total quality management;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Integrated Manufacturing and Automation Technology, 1994., Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Troy, NY
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-6510-6
DOI :
10.1109/CIMAT.1994.389071
