ECONOMIC-EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS OF COMPLEX CAD CAM SYSTEMS DEMONSTRATED BY AN INTEGRATED DESIGN SFM SYSTEM/

An investment in a CIM technology, such as the introduction of an inte grated design/SFM solution, requires a careful analysis of the advanta ges and disadvantages associated with the investment. Existing economi c efficiency analysis approaches comprise not all angles of looking at the corporate data. The new approach presented in this article is cha racterized by the following points: strategic benefits are covered by a strategic outline concept, effects that can be quantified in monetar y terms are not mixed up with those that cannot be monetarily represen ted, corporate data is broken down into individual levels of analysis and monetary quantities are taken into account in accordance with thei r time of occurrence. The whole approach is demonstrated using actual data of the SFM and jewellery industry.