Ensuring Flexibility In The Cim Environment
Abstract
Implementation and design of computer-integrated manufacturing (CIM) systems are complex and detailed processes. They require meticulous planning and prior analysis to ensure that a viable and profitable system is developed. One of the most fundamental factors to be considered for a CIM system is the flexibility of the proposed system. Many authors have addressed the issue of system level flexibility and in a variety of ways. Two new categories of flexibility, programming and communications flexibility, are presented along with illustrations of the relative importance of the different categories of flexibility in various situations. A comparison and summary of the relationships between the work of previous authors and this paper is included. © 1990 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Recommended Citation
R. D. Borchelt and S. Alptekin, "Ensuring Flexibility In The Cim Environment," EMJ - Engineering Management Journal, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 17 - 23, Taylor and Francis Group; Taylor and Francis, Jan 1990.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1080/10429247.1990.11414569
Department(s)
Engineering Management and Systems Engineering
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
1042-9247
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Article - Journal
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Citation
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text
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English
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Publication Date
01 Jan 1990
