CIFMS

Continuous Improvement and Focused Monitoring System is a process management and quality management concept, which offers companies "quick wins" benefits, which enable them to produce high quality products with shorter lead-time.[1][2]

A CIFMS is not a general software application that can be readily used for any given manufacturing company, it is a uniquely designed system specifically tailored to a given company guided by a method. Therefore the most crucial process in developing and implementing an efficient CIFMS is selecting a design method which brings forth a multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDM) problem with varied degrees of interdependencies among the decision components.[3]

A key principle of an effective Continuous Improvement and Focused Monitoring System is input and feedback from a diverse group of stakeholders.

References

1. Hassan, Kikuo, Haleh, Nezu (2005). A model for selecting a CIFMS design method. Emerald Group Publishing Limited. ISSN 1741-038X.
2. Waldner, Jean-Baptiste (September 1992). Principles of Computer-Integrated Manufacturing (1st ed.). John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-471-93450-X.
3. NB : the MCDM problem can be formulated so as to minimize the distance between a facility and a given set of points. The efficient points of this problem are candidates for optimal solutions to many location problems.