IT Systems of Conversion Processes
Computerized systems may provide the following benefits:
Automatic computation of materials requirements
Systematic scheduling that allows for greater flexibility and increased efficiencies
Timely transfer of inventories due to the automatic notification features
Validation of data entries
Automatic updating of inventory status reports
Automatic preparation of financial accounting entries and cost accounting reports
Additional trends that enhance the conversion process:
Computer-aided design (CAD)
Computer-aided manufacturing (CAM)
Industrial robots
Materials resource planning (MRP)
Manufacturing resource planning (MRP-II)
Enterprise-wide resource planning (ERP)
Computer-integrated manufacturing systems (CIMs)
Just-in-time (JIT) production systems