Common Information Model Describes the Web-based Enterprise Management (WBEM) data representation that is now a standard This standard is sponsored by the Distributed Management Task Force
Common Information Model, allows information to flow across a variety of vendor applications (will get a boost from, not compete with, XML)
This is a program created by CompuServe which is supposed to make it easier to use CompuServe
Acronym for Computer-Integrated-Manufacturing is a high technology approach to more efficient manufacturing throughout the entire manufacturing process
Computer Integrated Manufacture brings together many aspects of the business process such as production, sales, financial management and distribution
Customer Interaction Management: the technology and processes associated with handling multiple customer communication touchpoints, including telephony, e-mail, and website interactions Through functionality such as intelligent routing and queuing, CIM solutions provide an integrated view of a company's customer communications CIM adds significant value to CRM solutions and is a key component of an overall corporate CRM strategy Davox
the United Kingdom's central unit for the tasking and coordination and resourceing of intelligence and security agencies
Computer Integrated Manufacturing is a term used to describe an operation which makes all or most of its information available through a fully integrated data management network The object is to increase efficiency by integrating all the facility's data management systems
The application of information technology to the management of complete systems or subsystems within a manufacturing environment, characterized by the integration of many separate applications such as CAD, CAM, CAE, and robotics together with commercial applications such as stock control, spares ordering, and process planning
Computer Integrated Manufacturing refers to the integrated use of computer aided techniques in manufacturing This includes CAD, CAE, CAM, etc, but the term is interpreted in a variety of ways by various suppliers of CIM solutions The main requirement of CIM is a central shared database that may be accessed by the different disciplines deployed during the manufacturing process, such as design, development, manufacture, distribution, billing etc CIM is a superset of CAM
Common Information Model; a management structure enabling disparate resources to be managed by a common application
Certificate of Initial Mastery: an educational credential based on demonstrable skills and competencies to a level of proficiency that is criterion-referenced and employer-validated rather than to a level set by an education and training provider or one that is norm-referenced
Computer Integrated Manufacturing, Common Information Model (Part of EPRI's CCAPI Guidelines)
(Ticaret) (computer-integrated manufacturing) The use of computer systems in manufacturing that fulfill specific functional requirements and are integrated with the base ERP and supporting systems. CIM may involve the use of automatic data collection, CAD/CAM, automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS), robotics, machine vision, automated test equipment and many other systems