Introduction:
Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM):,
Explanation of keywords CAD, CAP, CAM,CAQ,PP&C
distributed multilevel control,
distributed control system architecture and communication systems,
integrated distributed computer systems and distributed databases,
production process scheduling.
Planning and managing contemporary production systems with the help of integrated enterprise resource planning information systems (ERP):
concepts: straight through processing, zero-latency enterprise,
SAP R/3 presentation: project-financial modules (PS, FI, EC, CO, IM, TR), production-logistics modules (SD, MM, PP, QM, PM), personnel-legislative modules (PA, PD), infrastructural-information system modules (IS, BC, CA),
SAP R/3 modules’ interconnections and enterprise information system connection to the global market.