COMPUTER-INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING -- Out With the Old?

Skeptics believe there are a number of reasons to doubt that implementation of CIM/JDF will bring the promised benefits or, at a minimum, they question the ROI. For that reason and others, its adoption will not be as sweeping as predicted, they say. Among the key issues being raised are:

* Why is JDF needed, since CIM—a.k.a. process automation—is already possible with current technology?