AIMT: Benefits

Benefits

Apparel Industry Management 3(3+0)

Lesson 37 : Computer Integrated Manufacture (Cim)

Benefits

Improved customer service
Improved quality
Shorter time to market with new products
Shorter flow time
Greater flexibility and responsiveness
Improved competitiveness
Lower total cost
Shorter customer lead time
Increase in manufacturing productivity

The goal of CIM is to provide the computer applications and communications needed to bring about the integration (with matching organizational changes) that will allow a company to take advantage of these new capabilities. The CIM technologies may include:

Computer-aided design
Computer-aided manufacture
Computer numerically controlled machines
Flexible manufacturing systems
Robotics
Automated material handling systems
Group technology
Manufacturing resource planning

Last modified: Monday, 28 May 2012, 12:22 PM

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