1. Learning Outcomes
• What is Manufacturing
• What is CAM?
• Objective, Scope of CAM
• Role of Management in CAM
2. What is Manufacturing
• Changing raw material into finish product by Flow of material, energy,
information, Processes that added value to Conceptual design into a real
product.
• Adding value.
3. Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM)
• Computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) is an application
technology/concept that uses computer software and machinery to
facilitate and automate manufacturing processes.
• CAM may also refer to the use of a computer to assist in all
operations of a manufacturing plant, including planning,
management, transportation and storage.
• Numerical control of machine tools
• Programming of robots
4. OBJECTIVE OF CAM
• The use of computers to guide the working of the industrial processes
is known as computer aided manufacturing or CAM.
• The purpose of CAM is to ensure that the error rate is decreased,
uniformity of products is high and precision in the processes can be
achieved.
• A CAM system is highly efficient because it can control the production
house through different automated techniques
• For example, the packaging of chips and related products is fully done
by automated plants from the potatoes farmer to the final product.
This has also reduced the labor cost and other operating overheads.
5. Evolution of CIM
• Development of Numerical Control (NC)
• Cost of computers
• Manufacturing challenges such as market competition, high labor
cost, strict regulation, product liability and demand of quality product
7. ROLE OF MANAGEMENT IN CAM
• When management of manufacturing is not effective, it can result in inferior
quality, defects and safety issues in the products.
• Poor manufacturing management not only affects profitability but can place
the survival of the company in question.
• Even if you retain more traditional organizational structures, your
manufacturing management has to continuously look for ways to adapt the
organization to improve performance.
8. Types of Manufacturing Systems
• Mass Production. In mass production of discrete parts or assemblies-
for example, bolts or ballpoint pens-the production volume is high.
• Batch Production. In batch production of parts or assemblies, the
volume is lower, and the variety higher, than in mass production.
• Job Shop Production. The job shop represents the most versatile
production facility. Within the limitations of the machines and the
operators, it can manufacture almost any product.
