Abstract
Many progressive companies have adopted Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) strategy by interfacing drawing and design (CAD), manufacturing (CAM), production planning and Control (PPC, MRPII), inspection and customer services as well as business and management processes. This paper concentrates on aspects of integrating CAD with CAM and offers an example of how CAD information can be transformed into CAM data for given manufacturing operations.
The paper pays special references to the basis of many CAD and CAM systems and offers an integrated system which uses a single data base to produce the manufacturing files required enabling the costing based on materials used and manufacturing processes required as well as inspection processes and marketing requirements to be carried out.
Cloud-based Integrated Shop-floor Planning and Control of Manufacturing Operations for Mass Customisation
