COMPUTER-AIDED PROCESS PLANNING - A STATE-OF-ART

During the last decade, computer-aided process planning (CAPP) has rec eived much attention both from researchers and practitioners. One of t he reasons for this is the role of CAPP in reducing throughput time an d improving quality. An attempt has been made in this paper to review the existing literature with the objective of gaining insights into th e design and implementation of CAPP systems. The literature available (1989-1996) on CAPP has been reviewed based on the types of systems. T he advantages and disadvantages of such systems are presented. Finally , future research directions are indicated.