Implementation of computer-integrated manufacturing: a survey of integration and adaptability issues

Computer-integrated manufacturing CIM as a strategy helps to improve the performance of a manufacturing firm by integrating various financial areas of manufacturing, both in terms of material and information flow. There are many reports that deal with the technological and operational aspects of CIM, but the issues of integration and adaptability as key objectives in the design and implementation of CIM are not paid due attention. Realizing the importance of CIM, an attempt has been made in this paper to review the literature available on the implementation of CIM with an objective to gain more insights into the integration and adaptability issues.