Computer-integrated manufacturing (CIM) is a broad term referring to utopian factories of the future in which computers are integrated into all aspects of design, production, and control. As such, CIM technology encompasses hardware, software, and systems that support the design and manufacture of mechanical devices.

The primary goal of CIM is to increase the flexibility of the production line to support faster response to changing market demands. Related goals of CIM systems are to achieve higher product quality, smaller lot sizes (approaching one), and reduced work-in-process inventory. Early efforts to realize CIM systems were driven by a naive push for labor reduction; more recent motivations include desires for improvement in product quality and response time.

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