Integrated Computer-Aided Manufacturing
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Integrated Computer-Aided Manufacturing (ICAM) was an initiative managed by the United States Air Force at the Wright-Patterson AFB Materials Laboratory, and was part of their Technology Modernization efforts, specifically the Computers in Manufacturing (CIM) initiative.
Dennis E. Wisnosky is recognized as the founder and creator of the ICAM program. From ICAM came the IDEFs, the standard for modeling and analysis in management and business improvement efforts. IDEF means ICAM DEFinition.