DEFINATION The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) defined CIM as ‘CIM is the integration of the total manufacturing enterprise through the use of integrated systems and data communications coupled with new managerial philosophies which results in the improvement of personnel or organizational efficiencies. INTRODUCTION Manufacturing can be considered in three broad areas: (i) continuous process production, (ii) mass production, and (iii) job-shop production. Among these three, mass production and job-shop production can be categorized as discrete- item production. INTRODUCTION Continuous Process Production • Such type of product flows continuously in the manufacturing system, e.g. petroleum, cement, steel rolling ...
Learning Outcomes Upon successful completion of this chapter, you will be able to: Appraise the nature of goals and objectives and why they are important. Determine how our thinking about goals and objectives has evolved. Analyze what characterizes good goals and objectives. Apply the roles of goals and objectives in employee performance reviews. Determine relationships among economic, social, and environmental goals and objectives. Develop and manage your own goals and objectives. Compare need-based theories of motivation with process-based theories of motivation. Describe how fairness perceptions are determined and their consequences. Assess how performance appraisals can be used in a motivational ...
It refers to the process of buying & selling goods/services to be used in the production of other goods/services, for consumption by the buying organization, and/or for resale by wholesalers and retailers What is Business-to-Business (B2B) marketing? B2B B2C Business-to-Business Business-to-Consumer Ultimate user: Ultimate user: Business individual household consumer B2B and B2C Major equipment: capital goods such as large or expensive machines, airplanes, and buildings Accessory equipment: goods, such as portable tools and office equipment, that are less expensive and shorter-lived than major equipment Raw materials: unprocessed extractive or agricultural products, such as mineral ore, timber, corn, fruits, vegetables ...