... situations in order to deal with complex operations management problems where political, power and social issues can obstruct effective implementation of new computer‐integrated operations. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Process planning Hospitals Computer‐integrated manufacturing Information systems...

...), Re‐engineering the Corporation: A Manifesto for Business Revolution , Harper Collins , New York, NY. Hardaker , G. and Ahmed , P.K. (1995), “ International approaches to computer‐integrated manufacturing perspectives from Europe and Japan ”, European Business Review , Vol. 95...

...Peter M. Milling Reports on a empirical investigation about the usage of computer integrated manufacturing in German hardware manufacturing. Results show a substantial variety in the current status of CIM implementations and indicate a large number of reasons that caused the firms to invest in CIM...

... proves to be quite robust. Concludes that our concern should not be computer‐integrated manufacturing but computer‐integrated operations. According to a clinical nurse specialist, when the system went live “it was disaster from the start, really”. All potential major users of the system had received...

...William C. Suter; Faye P. Teer Discusses why computer‐integrated manufacturing (CIM) is an important subject area that should be incorporated in technology‐focused coursework at the collegiate level. Presents an innovative and successfully implemented strategy for utilizing a CIM lab workstation...

... Limited 1995 Alliances Computer‐integrated manufacturing Make‐to‐order manufacturing Make‐to‐stock manufacturing Manufacturing Production control Production scheduling Small firms It has been widely recognized that the environment where manufacturers work at present...

... can this vision be realized. The new and unique requirements on information technology of agile manufacturing constitute the new dimension of adaptiveness[ 2 ]. The main reason is that previous integration technology is driven by computer integrated manufacturing (CIM) which is not oriented...

...Bijoy Bordoloi; Atul Agarwal; Sumit Sircar The relational model and relational database management systems have been the de facto industry standard for organizing and managing data in most computer‐integrated manufacturing environments. In recent years,however, some new database technologies have...

...Wendy Nichols; Oswald Jones The research was carried out to identify the links between the introduction of computer integrated manufacturing (CIM) and corporate strategy. The study took place in an organization which manufactures car components and is the subsidiary of a major UK company...

... of running parts in a straight line through work stations. © MCB UP Limited 1994 Automation Computer‐integrated manufacturing Factories Flexible manufacturing systems Machine tools Organizational change Productivity Increasing global competition has made many business leaders...

... technology risk. Outlines a quality assurance programme for human resources, along with an illustrative application of how acceptance sample methods can be used in the programme. © MCB UP Limited 1994 Acceptance sampling Aptitude tests Computer‐integrated manufacturing Human resource management...

... into the role of manufacturing technology in the SBU′s business strategy and its evolution. Presents study results in ten propositions which question our knowledge of how strategy truly evolves in organizations. © MCB UP Limited 1993 Case studies Computer‐integrated manufacturing Flexible...

...Subhashish Samaddar; Arun Rai At the heart of successful automated manufacturing systems lies the idea of effective integration of various functions. In any sizeable application of a Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) system, an enormous amount of complex data needs to be logically integrated...

... system, the information interfaces in a hard integrated system are linked in a fixed and rigid manner. Hard integration reduces, not enhances, flexibility. Production management Flexibility Systems design Computer technology Computer‐aided production management Computer‐integrated manufacturing...

...David Lei; Joel D. Goldhar The transformation of US manufacturing, led by computer‐integrated manufacturing (CIM) systems, has already begun to take root. This article examines the potential benefits to firms which understand and can exploit CIM technology to its fullest extent. Because CIM...

...Dileep G. Dhavale The product‐costing techniques developed for conventional job shops are unsuitable for use in computer‐integrated manufacturing systems(CIMS) and their continued use in the CIMS environment generates incorrect and misleading manufacturing costs. A new cost model particularly...

...Sunil Babbar; Arun Rai The concept of flexibility in computer integrated manufacturing is introduced. A production control hierarchy is developed as an evolutionary method towards computer integrated flexible manufacturing(CIFM). A strategically comprehensive implementation model is presented...

... significantly improve a firm′s productivity and competitiveness. © MCB UP Limited 1989 Production systems Computer technology Production Systems USA Just‐in‐time Computer‐integrated manufacturing IJOPM 9,8 Impact of Computer Technology on the Implementation of Just- in-time Production...

...G.J. Colquhoun; J.D. Gamble; R.W. Baines International competition is driving manufacturing executives to place an ever‐growing importance on the formulation of computer integrated manufacturing (CIM) strategies as part of their corporate plans. Structured analysis and design techniques...