56:231 Computer Integrated Manufacturing
Representative Topics    

1. Computer-aided concurrent engineering (CACE); Design for Manufacturability (DFM)
2. PDES/STEP-based manufacturing applications
3. Computer numerical control (CNC); Direct/distributed numerical control (DNC)             
4. Computer process control, including adaptive process control   
5. Rapid prototyping principles & research opportunities           
6. Programmable controller/microcomputer applications       
7. Computer aided process planning (CAPP), including expert system applications
8. Industrial robot applications, including off-line programming            
9. Group technology (GT) & GT manufacturing cells       
10. Flexible manufacturing systems (FMS's)       
11. Local area networks, including MAP/TOP network standards & ISO reference model
12. Production planning & control, including JIT and SAP           
13. Product/process simulation               
14. Automated material handling               
15. Data entry systems               
16. Automated inspection systems & quality engineering           
17. Productivity engineering, including manufacturing cost analysis           
18. MRP vs. JIT production systems; JIT vs. lean manufacturing
19. AI applications in CIM
20. Other topics: Automation & human labor; green manufacturing; AHP (decsion support tools)