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Current potential research project

Development of a step-by-step decision support system for CIM investment

  1. Supervisors: Dr Sev Nagalingam
  2. Area: Sustainable Manufacturing , Manufacturing Engineering
  3. Abstract: The economic environment of many countries is under threat from emerging competitors and today’s customers demand high quality products with shorter delivery times and diverse number of customised products. Enterprises that solely rely on traditional technologies cannot meet these demands. Hence, proactive enterprises seek the application of intelligent and integrated manufacturing systems in order to meet the customer demands and be the winners in a competitive market. Although, with available technologies and systems in computer integrated manufacturing (CIM) and its related technologies, the application of CIM in manufacturing enterprises is a reality and can meet the need of enterprises. However, today mangers in many enterprises are confused with varying technologies and new terminologies that prevail in the public domain. In order to simplify adaptation and implementation issues a step-by-step implementation methodology is proposed. This research involves by using previous research outputs (a PhD thesis and a masters by coursework thesis) developing a realistic and user friendly DSS for step- by-step CIM justification and investment analysis.
  4. Related references:
    • Nagalingam, S.V. and Lin, G.C.I., CIM - still the solution for manufacturing industry, Robotics and Computer Integrated Manufacturing, (Submitted June, 2006, accepted Jan 2007), Volume 24, Issue 3, June 2008, Pages 332-344
    • Nagalingam, S.V. and Lin, G.C.I., Latest developments in CIM, Robotics and Computer Integrated Manufacturing, Vol 15 Iss 6 (November 1999) pp 423-430
    • Nagalingam, S.V, and Lin, G.C.I., Virtual CIM and Digital Manufacturing, First International Symposium on Digital Manufacture (ISDM'2006), 15-17 October, 2006. - pp 19-25, published in Journal of Wuhan University of Technology, Vol 28, Suppl 1, Wuhan China.

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