Abstract
Factory information systems (FISs) have grown in acceptance largely because of the successful integration of a variety of data-collection, entry and display devices. The traditional factory computer system by and large ignored the moment-by-moment consequences of production processes, and focused instead on the assistance offered by automated shift-end counting and scheduling procedures. Separate systems handled the various functions (e.g. orders, raw materials, inventory, scheduling, etc.) and the assessment of productivity was left to the findings of endless meetings, negotiations and the interpretation of aged data reports. The data under consideration, however carefully collected, was so much after the event that problems forced the factory into a crisis-management mode in the hope that some restitution could be made.
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