Question

Digit Designs manufactures high-quality gloves and other accessories. It already uses both computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing. Unfortunately, the two systems cannot communicate with each other. William Warmdigit, a production manager at Digit Designs, has heard about software that allows CAD and CAM to work together, and wants to learn more about it. William is interested in________.

A. holistic internalization of operations.
B. linear programming software.
C. computer-integrated manufacturing.
D. complex systems integration.

Answer 1

C) computer-integrated manufacturing

Step-by-step explanation:

Computer-integrated manufacturing (CIM) refers to a manufacturing approach where computers are in charge of the entire manufacturing process, computers control the whole process.

Computer integration allows information to flow between the different manufacturing stages, so if needed, corrective actions can be carried out.