Computerized Manufacturing Applications Manufacturing Information Systems & Production Control Systems In computer integrated manufacturing environments, dependability is a crucial attribute for the production management and control information system, which should be carefully assessed during system design. A global approach is taken for assessment of the dependability of industrial information systems[1]. Manufacturing environments are changing constantly and the technology surrounding and supporting them is often changing faster. Solving manufacturing problems by acquiring a variety of incompatible hardware …showed first 75 words of 4429 total…

…showed last 75 words of 4429 total…means shipping to consolidation centers operated by 3rd-party firms or by retailers. But no matter what the extent of supply chain responsibilities assigned to 3rd-party logistics companies by vendors and retailers they serve, entities that want to move forward with JIT are delving into using at least some form of sophisticated technology as a springboard[20]. A large order of General Electric telephones, bound for units of a mass merchant, leaves the manufacturer's warehouse. But rather