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Article: Different day, new stuff: "how are you?" "Same stuff, different day," is an often heard exchange. It means, of course, that nothing has changed and things continue to plod along a day at a time. But, it is a "different day" in manufacturing.(CAD/CAM)
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- Modern Applications News
- Article date:
- August 1, 2004
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Globalization has created new markets and levels of competition we've not seen before. There fore maintaining a "same stuff" attitude and using "same stuff" methodology is the death knell for any business. Turning a profit is challenging, but there is some "new stuff" like CAM software that your company management should be using as a strategic tool to keep your shop competitive and profitable.
One of CAM's many applications is shop organization and communication. It can be employed to help correlate and pass on valuable information created by different sources into a common, accessible platform.
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