Grove Madsen and Cutler-Hammer: Using an Expert System for e- Manufacturing Chapter 9 Case 2

n Companies are capitalizing on e-manufacturing: the e-business application of automated manufacturing and internet technologies. n E-manufacturing – the e-business marriage of the intelligent factory with the Internet. e-Manufacturing

Grove Madsen n Use Bid Manager expert system to help them design and transmit electronic specifications for large equipment assemblies via extranet links to Cutler- Hammer’s automated factory.

Benefits Realized at Cutler- Hammer n Competitive advantage. n Increased plant efficiencies n Agility and flexibility to meet their customers demands

Benefits of Bid Manager n Bid Manger directs the fabrication of products by robots and other automated production machinery according to customer-transmitted specifications. n Bid Manager automates and enables the online collaboration of customers in the production process in 35 Cutler-Hammer manufacturing facilities in the United States and Mexico.

Bid Manager & e-Manufacturing n Bid Manager and e-manufacturing have significantly enabled Cutler-Hammer to: u Increase market share u Increase sales productivity u Increase product quality u Increase profitability. u Reduce costly errors u Elimination of costly and slow paperwork u Realize standardization of products and models.