Data Management Strategies for Computer Integrated Manufacturing Systems

摘要

A recent worldwide trend to improve productivity in manufacturing has centered around the adoption of computer technology. Efforts are underway in many plants to use that technology to automate and integrate all manufacturing functions. This is transforming those plants into computer integrated manufacturing (CIM) systems. The paper addresses some of the special problems that have been and will be encountered in designing data management strategies for CIM. It describes both the major manufacturing functions themselves and the data required to carry out those functions. It also includes discussions on the various alternatives for data placement, data modeling, data administration, and data communications for CIM.