Understanding Business
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780078023163
Author: William G Nickels, James McHugh, Susan McHugh
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 9, Problem 2CT
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To think critically about: The meaning of changes for the clothing industry, the shoe industry and other fashion related industry by the revolution of CIM (computer integrated manufacturing).
Introduction: CIM is a kind of manufacturing approach which is used to control the production process. It is used more in the aviation, space and ship building industry,
CIM can be segregated into two parts manufacturing and computer automation.
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