In five pages CAPP and retrieval are examined in terms of purpose and their cost and time saving advantages. Six sources are cited in the bibliography.
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a tool that has been operational literally for decades. Computer-aided design (CAD) has been an integral part of construction and manufacturing in many industries for nearly a generation, in
some cases enabling manufacturing engineers to design, produce and test a virtual prototype that requires no physical resources (Chep, Tricarico, Bourdet and Galantucci, 1998).
Computer-aided process planning can be seen as CAD applied to processes. Whereas CAD very likely will be used in the design of new products, CAPP enables virtual design
of the processes that will be used to produce the physical product. It is a great time-saving device that contributes to organizations ability to further reduce product introduction time,
thereby positively affecting their relative advantage in their industries. The Planning Function Once a product is approved for production, manufacturing and process engineers
are then given the task of planning that product for production. This involves far more than gathering necessary parts and announcing to an internal assembly line that they will
be working on something new. The planning process is highly detailed and complex, and it carries no margin for error. Beginning with an incomplete production plan wastes time
and resources, constituting a luxury that organizations no longer have. The current business environment is such that business is more competitive now than
at any other time. There is value in being first to market with a new product, but organizations also must operate with the greatest degree of efficiency they can
train themselves to achieve. Developing a process plan by trial and error constitutes a level of inefficiency that no organization can afford to maintain in todays business climate.