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Cim Lecture Two
Cim Lecture Two
CIM
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Contents
2.1 Introduction to CIM
CIM objectives
CIM system
Basic element of CIM
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CIM overview
2.1 Introduction to CIM
Manufacturing companies today have faced intensive market
competitions. Besides the traditional competition for low cost and
high quality, the competition pressure for today’s manufacturing
companies are:-
• Way of Manufacturing of more complex and more
customized products
• shorter product life cycle and shorter delivery time
• Utilization of fewer skilled workers
In order to win in the global market, manufacturing companies
should improve their competition ability by implementing CIM
system.
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CIM definition
Since the concept of CIM was put forward in 1973, it has been
enriched due to the contributions of many researchers and
practitioners.
This definition does not put much emphasis on the role of information.
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Another definition given by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)
(Ayres, 1991) is:
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Some other definitions have pointed out that CIM is a philosophy in
operating a manufacturing company. As Greenwood (1988) :
CIM is an operating philosophy aiming at greater efficiency
across the whole cycle of product design, manufacturing, and
marketing, thereby improving quality, productivity, and
competitiveness.
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It should be pointed that CIM does not mean to replace man by
machine or computer, so as to create a totally automatic business and
manufacturing processes.
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2.1.1 CIM Objectives
Simplify production processes, product designs, and factory
organization as a vital foundation to automation and integration
iv. Purchase:
The purchase departments is responsible for placing the
purchase orders and follow up, ensure quality in the production
process of the vendor, receive the items, arrange for inspection
and supply the items to the stores or arrange timely delivery
depending on the production schedule for eventual supply to
manufacture and assembly.
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2.2.1 The Design Process
General process of design characterized by Shigley is consisting six
phases:
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1) Recognition of need
Involves the realization of problem existence for which some
corrective action can be taken in the form of a design solution.
Example
Identifying of some deficiency in a current machine design by an
engineer or perceiving of some new product opportunity by a
salesperson.
2) Problem definition
It involves specification of the item to be designed.
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3) Synthesis and 4) analysis .
They are closely related and highly interactive in the design
process.
Synthesis is conceptualization of the design by the designer
Analysis is inspection of the design for the requirement
5) Evaluation
It is measuring of design against the specifications established in
the problem definition phase.
Requires the fabrication and testing of a prototype model to assess
operating performance, quality and other criteria.
6) Presentation
It is documenting the design by means of drawings, material
specifications and assembly lists in design data base.
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2.2.2 Application of Computers in Design
CAD means effective use of the computer to create, modify,
analyze, or document an engineering design.
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4. Automated Drafting
It involves the creation of hard copy engineering
drawings directly from the CAD database.
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2.3 CAM, CAD/CAM, AND CIM
2.3.1 Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM)
CAM is defined as the effective use of computer technology in
manufacturing planning and control.
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1. Manufacturing Planning
It is CAM applications to support the production function, but there
is no direct connection between the computer and the process.
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b) Computer-assisted NC part programming
For complex part geometries, computer-assisted part programming
represents a much more efficient method of generating the control
Instructions for the machine tool than manual part programming is.
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d) Computer-aided line balancing.
Finding the best allocation of work elements among stations on an
assembly line is a large and difficult problem.
Computer programs have been developed to assist in the solution of
this problem.
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2. Manufacturing Control.
Control is concerned with managing and controlling the physical
operations in the factory. These management and control areas
include:
Quality control.
Quality control includes a variety of approaches to ensure the
highest possible quality levels III the manufactured product
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Shop floor control
Shop floor control is collection of data from factory operations and
using the data to help control production and monitoring the factory.
Inventory control
Inventory control is concerned with maintaining the most appropriate
levels of inventory in the face of two opposing objectives:
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2.3.2 CAD/CAM
CAD/CAM is concerned with the engineering functions in both
design and manufacturing.
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2.3.3 Computer Integrated Manufacturing
Computer integrated manufacturing includes all of the engineering
functions of CAD/CAM, but it also includes the firm's business
functions that are related to manufacturing.
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In this integrated computer system, the output of one activity serves
as the input to the next activity, through the chain of events.
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