DocumentCode
1046507
Title
200 years to CIM
Author
Jaikumar, Ramchandran
Author_Institution
Harvard Bus. Sch., Cambridge, MA, USA
Volume
30
Issue
9
fYear
1993
Firstpage
26
Lastpage
27
Abstract
The evolution of manufacturing technology over the last 200 years is described. The stages identified in this evolution are the English system of manufacture, the American system of manufacture, scientific management, process improvement, numerical control, and computer integrated manufacture (CIM).<>
Keywords
computer integrated manufacturing; computerised numerical control; history; CIM; UK; USA; computer integrated manufacture; history; manufacturing technology; numerical control; process improvement; scientific management; Assembly; Computer aided manufacturing; Computer integrated manufacturing; Fabrication; Humans; Inspection; Manufacturing processes; Mass production; Process control; Reliability engineering;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Spectrum, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9235
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/6.275159
Filename
275159
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