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In coming years the introduction of Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) will become a matter of survival for many industrial concerns. Information technology will increasingly be recognized as a factor of production, not only influencing organizational structure, but also becoming a significant competitive factor.

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Scheer, AW. (1994). Introduction. In: CIM Computer Integrated Manufacturing. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-78988-5_1

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