Gj. Udo, NETWORK MANAGEMENT AS A DETERMINANT FOR A SUCCESSFUL COMPUTER-INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING SYSTEM, International journal of computer applications in technology, 10(5-6), 1997, pp. 384-389
Network management is a critical success factor for computer-integrate
d manufacturing (CIM) systems. Telecommunication network management is
a new management challenge, which in the pat was handled by an outsid
e vendor. The paper gives a description of telecommunications technolo
gy management and how it can be used to enhance the integration of tec
hnologies, resources, supplier, and customer in a CIM environment. The
presentation include a set of management guidelines on how to evaluat
e, select, and manage telecommunications systems in order to maximise
the strategic impact of CIM on organisation.