Students' Guide to Information Technology, 2nd Edition

9:

IT in manufacturing

Objectives

After reading this chapter, you should be able to:

• outline the main steps involved in the manufacturing process,

including the initial product planning and design, production

planning,

and production

• explain the

use

of

data

processing

and

expert

systems

to

aid

the initial

product planning

and

the day-to-day task of production planning

• describe how computers can aid the design process by the use of

computer-aided design software

• describe how computers can aid the manufacturing process by the

use of CNC machines, robots, and flexible manufacturing systems.

Scenario

Business applications of IT extend fa ...