PROCESS MANAGEMENT IN A CAD/CAM ORIENTED FACILITY

Management responsibilities in a CAD/CAM oriented facility are identical to those in any other facility. As identified by a nationally known management consultant, the manager must still plan, lead, organize and control. In a CAD/CAM facility, however, one of his major resources is a highly disciplined, unforgiving, somewhat untouchable computer. After ten years of experience in a highly sophisticated CAD/CAM environment, the Collins Radio Company management team has completely accepted the computer with its major attributes--speed, capacity, accuracy, repeatability and dependability. In addition to the benefits of the CAD/CAM environment, process managers have also accepted the related responsibilities.