Stepping off the CAD/CAM island

摘要

According to the Netherlands-headquartered makers of Shipbuilder software, the CAD/CAM team in a company can sometimes feel like an 'island' in stormy weather. Although the department is a key success factor for the realisation of major projects, the team has to deal with confusing, unstructured communication flows from other departments such as sales, project management and purchasing. E-mails with important project information go back and forth between departments, and this can lead, says Shipbuilder to a mismatch between ordered parts (input) and the eventual desired result (output)... With all the unfortunate financial consequences this entails.