Factory Production Systems- ***The organization of people, equipment, machines and procedures is defined as a production system. Following are the categories of production systems.1. Facilities – The factory, the source of energy required for production such as electricity, air, steam, etc., the factory equipment and their arrangements, locations or formations, can all together be defined as facilities.2. Manufacturing Support Systems – Efficient factory production requires facilities as described above. However, to organize production, organize the movement of materials inside and outside, solve technical and logistical problems, ensure quality standards, a specific set of procedures and systems is necessary. The manufacturing support system meets this requirement. Facilities We have seen above the brief definition of facilities as it relates to industrial production. The plant layout is also part of the installation. The logical grouping and physical arrangement of equipment and machinery is a pre-planned activity in factory layout. These facilities and the people who use them are considered manufacturing systems in the factory. Manufacturing systems generally have three classes. Manual System – In this manufacturing system, no “motorized machine” is used. The entire task is carried out by the worker with the help of some kind of hand tools which can be operated with the help of human skills and strength. For example, inspecting parts using measuring equipment, moving material using manually pushed/pulled carts from one location to another, manually joining two parts using screws and hand tools such as wrenches, spanners, etc. Man-machine system – This It is a type of manufacturing system in which the supplemented use of a human worker and power...... middle of paper ...... efforts in all functions such as business, design, planning and manufacturing control. The term CIM (Computer Integrated Manufacturing) expresses the dominant use of computers in modern factories. The term CIM often suggests the integration of all manufacturing support systems on a common platform in the manufacturing organization. The terms CAD (computer-aided design) and CAM (computer-aided manufacturing) are the branches of CIM. CAD is a tool or system used in the product design function of manufacturing support system while CAM indicates the use of computers in manufacturing planning and control functions i.e. planning of process and programming of machining parts, etc. Sales function, product design, manufacturing planning and control are the main functions which constitute various activities. of production, but they do not physically “touch” the product.