Understanding Business
12th Edition
ISBN: 9781259929434
Author: William Nickels
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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