About CIM Concepts

What Does "CIM" Stand For?

"CIM" is an acronym for "Computer Integrated Manufacturing", a term that was popular a decade or two ago to describe plant-floor automation and data integration.  According to wikipedia online:

  • Computer-integrated manufacturing (CIM) is the manufacturing approach of using computers to control the entire production process. This integration allows individual processes to exchange information with each other and initiate actions. Through the integration of computers, manufacturing can be faster and less error-prone, although the main advantage is the ability to create automated manufacturing processes. ...

When CIM Concepts was first incorporated, "CIM" stood for Computer Integrated Manufacturing in the sense defined above.

Now that CIM Concepts has broadened its scope from the manufacturing industry to general business clients, we like to think that CIM stands for Creative Information Management, in which we...

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