Progress in the journey developing SB-CIMS
Jing Xue, Chengen Wang, R. MU · International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing · 1994
CIM as a sophisticated manufacturing paradigm has been widely accepted and has been recognized as an effective way to enhance competitive forces of enterprises. In this paper die design of a CIM system, known as SB-CIMS, and to be implemented in Shenyang Blower Factory, is introduced. The CIM system, which aims at providing an integrated manufacturing environment, is expected to increase the factory's market competitive forces. An open CIM system architecture is developed based on consideration of the factory's unique features and based on references to CIM-OSA proposed by the ESPRIT programme. In order to meet the requirements of the factory and to get justifiable benefits, we have elaborately denned the scope and objectives of the CIM system with a thorough survey of the factory operation. Then, step by step, the CIM objectives are decomposed into functional modules. Information models describing information flows among these modules are developed. A computer network with the necessary supporting software components is developed to perform information processing. Personnel involved in system development and future system maintenance are deliberately organized.