Manufacturing Information System

Manufacturing Information Systems Engineering Systems CAD CAE Computer- Aided Process Planning Manufacturing Execution Shop Floor Scheduling Machine Control Process Control Robotic Control Computer Integrated Manufacturing Resource Production Forecasting Quality Control Remote Worker Supplier Extranet Intranet Manufacturing Information Systems support the production/operations function, which includes all activities concerned with the planning and control of the processes that produce goods and services. These operational systems can be divided into the following categories: Computer-Integrated Manufacturing. CIM stresses that the computer use in factory automation must be to: Simplify (reengineer) production processes, product designs, and factory organization as a vital foundation to automation and integration. Automate production processes and the business functions that support them with computers and robots. Integrate all production and support processes using computers and telecommunications networks. Process Control. Process control is the use of computers to control an ongoing physical process. Process control software uses mathematical models to analyze the ongoing process and compare it to standards or forecasts of required results. Machine Control. Also called numerical control, it uses computer programs for machine tools to convert geometric data from engineering drawings and machining instructions from process planning into commands that control the machines. Robotics. Robotics is the technology of building and using machines (robots) with computer intelligence and computer-controlled human like physical capabilities. Computer-Aided Engineering. Manufacturing engineers use powerful workstations with enhanced graphics and computational capabilities to simulate, analyze, and evaluate models of product design in less time and at lower cost than constructing physical prototypes.