Unit I Summary

• Unit I covers;

- CAD/CAM Intro: It covers conventional design process, Computer aided

design process and computer aided manufacturing process

- CIM Concepts: CIM definition by Computer and Automation System

Association of Society of Mechanical Engineers, CIM as concept
and technology, CIMI (computer interfaced manufacturing Vs CIMII
computer integrated manufacturing)

- Manufacturing planning & Control: Concept of production planning and

control, APS, MPS, MRP I and MRP II-Fundamentals

- Concurrent Engineering: Conventional and concurrent product design

- Manufacturing models and matrices

- Mathematical models of Production Performance
– Introduction and problems solving

- Elements of Automated systems and levels of

automation

- Lean production: Types of waste, TPS, Five s

concepts

- Just in time production: Lean vs JIT production