ALTHOUGH MANY FIRMS HAVE INVESTED IN AT LEAST SOME LEVEL OF CIM TECHNOLOGY AND MANY HAVE HAD TECHNICAL SUCCESSES IN THEIR IMPLEMENTATION OF CIM; FAR FEWER CAN SAY THAT THEIR INVESTMENTS IN MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY HAVE BEEN A BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL SUCCESS. A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE THAT DESCRIBES MANY OF THESE SYSTEMS, FIELD SITE VISITS, AND CASE STUDIES SUGGESTS THAT THE MAJOR REASON FOR DISAPPOINTMENT IS A MISMATCH BETWEEN THE CAPABILITIES OF THE CIM TECHNOLOGY AND THE STRATEGY OF THE BUSINESS. THE ECONOMICS OF CIM TECHNOLOGY AND THE CAPABILITIES OF CIM BASED PROCESSES ARE THE VARIABLES THAT DETERMINE A BUSINESS'S POTENTIAL COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE IN THE MARKETPLACE. A MODEL FOR AUDITING THE CAPABILITIES OF THE CIM SYSTEM AS THEY MATCH THE STRATEGY OF THE BUSINESS IS PRESENTED. FINALLY, A BUSINESS STRATEGY FOR CAPTURING THE BENEFITS OF CIM IS DESCRIBED.
| Number of Pages : | 39 |
| Published : | 06/01/1992 |
