IE 650 Advanced CIM
Course Description: Advanced integrated manufacturing systems including: cellular manufacturing systems; Flexible Manufacturing Systems (FMS); industrial robots; Automated Material Handling Systems (AMHS); Automated Storage/ Retrieval Systems (AS/RS); modern integration of manufacturing systems functions; development of CIM structure and modern trends in enterprise Resources Planning (ERP).
Course Objectives: Development of modeling, design and integration skills as applicable to computer integrated manufacturing systems. Students should have a detailed understanding of computer integrated manufacturing system configurations and how to apply analysis techniques to select and design those systems. In addition, students should be able to apply the current literature to CIM system design problems.