Implement TQM and CIM together

Even though computer integrated manufacturing (CIM) and total quality management (TQM) are treated as two different manufacturing techniques and usually are implemented separately, they are similar in strategy and complement each other in various ways. The similarities lend themselves to a new strategy for implementing CIM and TQM simultaneously, which requires only slightly more effort than either alone, enhances the probability of success for both, and provides all the benefits claimed for each of them. Implementing TQM and CIM together is a strategy for catching those global competitors with a long headstart in implementing quality management