ABSTRACT

The CIMOP (computer-integrated manufacturing, organization and people) system is a knowledge-base evaluation system. It was developed for evaluating computer-integrated manufacturing, organization, and people system design. The intended users of CIMOP are companies with an existing CIM system; companies designing, redesigning, or implementing a new CIM system; and consultants, researchers, or any other parties engaged with CIM system design and evaluation (Kantola and Karwowski, 1998; Karwowski et al., 2002).