The CIM Debacle: Methodologies to Facilitate Software Interoperability [Hardcover]

Valdew Singh (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 29, 2002

The underlying philosophy of computer integrated manufacturing (CIM) is to traverse physical and functional boundaries so as to promote synergy on an enterprise-wide basis. However, the lack of understanding coupled with prevailing gaps in capability and know-how can undermine its adoption and acceptance, imposing constraints when building such systems. The CIM Debacle approaches this problem by providing a balanced text on enabling and emerging CIM-related technologies, discussed in view of the industrys immediate concerns and pragmatic requirements. It explains in a clear manner the issues concerning integrated manufacturing, with particular reference to application software interoperability. The methodologies, software tool-set and enabling mechanisms necessary to facilitate software interoperability, functional interaction and workflow management, and to overcome forms of functional modules, are also addressed. In addition, a proof-of-concept'integrated manufacturing system is presented to demonstrate how such a system can be effectively realised.

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"..the underlying concepts exemplified by Valdew Singh's ap- proach to software interoperability will be equally applied post year 2000 when business objects and software components libraries have become an industrial reality." Professor Ri- chard Weston, Head of Manufacturing System Integration Rese- arch Institute, UK.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 214 pages
• Publisher: Springer (May 29, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9813083212
• ISBN-13: 978-9813083219
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,458,963 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Contemporary CIM/ Enterprise Software, March 31, 2000

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This review is from: The CIM Debacle: Methodologies to Facilitate Software Interoperability (Hardcover)

Building upon decades of experience in research, design and implementation of leading-edge real-time deterministic Computer Integrated Manufacturing systems at Loughborough University (UK), this book by Singh describes pragmatic approaches to use modelling tools and infrastructural services enhancing enterprise software reuse, and system performance.

Contents include: contemporary software interoperability, state of the art, achieving interoperability, information architecture, integrating infrastructure, system lifecycle support, and case studies.

Strengths include the thorough and deep perspective afforded by experience, scope for extrapolation of findings to current enterprise-wide systems, lack of ERP-vendor bias, and attractive use of charts, tables and references. Despite the depth of the material sometimes making for slower reading, this is a useful contribution to knowledge (for systems integrators and industrial researchers) in the area of industrial business objects, component libraries and enterprise software interoperability.