Question

Describe the Generic Manufacturing strategies for the information age.

Answer 1

†The research presented is part of the activities of the ‘Technology Strategy Group’ within a large industrially sponsored computer integrated manufacturing (CIM) program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI). The industrial sponsors (Alcoa. Eastman Kodak, Digital, IBM. GM, GE, Norton. Northrop. United Technologies) provided partial financial support, resident engineers, and most importantly, a context and a critique for the research. In addition AT&T has provided partial support in the form of curriculum grant titled Information Management for Manufacturing. The authors are solely responsible for any errors or oversights in this paper.