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TEXT READING MATERIAL ;TEXT Computer Integrated Manufacturing System Computer integrated manufacturing or CIM is the term used to describe the most modern approach to manufacturing. Although CIM encompasses many of the other advanced manufacturing technologies such as computer numerical control (CNC), CAD/CAM, robotics, and just-in-time delivery (JIT), it is more than a new technology or a new concept. Computer integrated manufacturing is actually an entirely new approach to manufacturing or a new way of doing business.; To understand CIM, it is necessary to begin with a comparison of