Abstract
Important points of today's manufacturing are: technical innovation (new product development and factory automation), market-oriented production (multi-product, small-batch production and product diversification), and global manuctacturing (international production and multinational corporation). A context of integrating these basic manufacturing issues together as a manufacturing strategy may be called “ Strategic Integrated Manufacturing Systems ”. Computer-Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) systems are a realization of this concept. In this article Integrated Manufacturing System (IMS) is described as a procedure of product design, process design, implementation, and management. Then a CIM is recognized as an IMS with a common database. Manufacturing strategy by CIM is also discussed, aiming at unmanned production, multi-product, small-batch production, fast and optimized design, speedy product development, JIT (just-in-time) delivery, and strong merchandising activity. The relation of CIM to SIS (strategic information system) is also mentioned, together with human-centered flexible manufacture. A concept of appropriate manufacturing or socially useful production is stressed as a conclusion.
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