Group technology (GT) coverts design specifications from CAD into instructions for manufacture for CAM.

The CIM approach increases the speed of the manufacturing process and uses real-time sensors.

Data processing algorithms is one of the main compnents of the CIM.

The CIM approach is widely used in the automotive, aviation, space and ship-building industries.

CIM is a combination of different applications and technologies like computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM).