Computer Integrated Manufacturing (eBook)

Front Cover 1
Computer Integrated Manufacturing: A Total Company Competitive Strategy 2
Copyright Page 3
Table of Contents 4
Preface 8
Acknowledgements 10
Contributors 11
Part I: The business approach 14
Chapter 1. Why CIM is important 16
What is CIM? 4
The muhipHer effect 17
The CIM environment 18
CIM is complex 19
CIM requires leadership 21
CIM is the basis for quality 22
CIM is competitive 22
Structure of the book 22
Getting value from the book 25
Chapter 2. Business perspectives for CIM 26
From business objectives to CIM solutions 26
What is manufacturing? 4
Objectives of a manufacturing business 26
Identifying business opportunities and problems 30
The business characteristics of CIM systems 35
Quantifying the benefits 39
Justifying the investment 41
Finding the right people 44
Quality 46
Making it happen 47
Further reading 47
Chapter 3. Analysis of manufacturing systems 49
Classification of production systems 49
Linking manufacturing strategy and systems 55
Analysis of manufacturing operations 58
Further reading 67
Part II: Islands of computerization in manufacturing 68
Chapter 4. Computer system fundamentals 70
Trends in information technology 70
Basic computer hardware 72
Telecommunications 86
Software 89
The Information Systems department 100
Further reading 102
Chapter 5. Information flow in manufacturing 103
The model 103
Product structure information 110
Master production schedule planning 117
Material planning 117
Capacity planning 124
Order release 127
Shop floor data collection 130
Further reading 131
Chapter 6. Simulation 132
Understanding simulation 132
Levels of simulation skill 139
Related techniques 146
Making simulation effective 148
Further reading 150
Part III: It will be different with CIM 152
Chapter 7. Components of a CIM architecture 154
What is a CIM architecture? 154
Why have a CIM architecture? 156
International standards and open systems 157
Local area networks (LANs) 162
Workstations 168
Software integration 168
Decision support systems 175
Conclusions 179
Further reading 180
Chapter 8. Product and process design for CIM 181
Introduction 181
The design process 181
Use of CAD system 185
Analysis packages within CAD 192
Design for economic manufacture 198
Group technology and coding systems 208
Robotic assembly 212
Process innovation 212
Further reading 213
Chapter 9. Planning and control in a CIM environment 215
System evolution 215
Material control within CIM 216
Capacity planning within CIM 223
Product costing 229
The factory autopilot 230
Further reading 236
Chapter 10. Today's automation and intelligent machines 237
Programming and control 238
Group technology 243
Factory layout 244
Machines for flexible automation 244
Controllers 251
Sensors 254
Intelligent machines 258
Conclusion 269
Further reading 270
Chapter 11. Customer/supplier communication 271
Electronic trading 271
Voice, text and data 277
Purchasing strategies 278
Distribution management 279
Service engineering 281
Further reading 281
Part IV: Implementation and the future 282
Chapter 12. Quality in a CIM environment 284
Statistical process control (SPC) 285
Improving process and product quality 289
Measuring the company 293
Further reading 296
Chapter 13. Planning, implementing and managing CIM 297
The need for company-wide planning and implementation 297
The implementation phase 298
The need to manage the impact on people and organizations 303
Stages of CIM development 306
Potential pitfalls 307
Chapter 14. Continuing education and future developments in CIM 309
Continuing education in CIM 309
In-company education 311
The future of CIM 313
Conclusion 318
Tutorials 320
Index 327