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63 TABLE OF ACRONYMS AIAG AMRF ANSI CAD CADtCAM CAM CASA CEO CIM CIRP DBMS DDL DML DNC FEDD FMS GM ICAM ICES IPAD IPIP ISO MAP MBB NASA NBS NC NRC OSI PDDI ROT ) Automotive Industry Action Group Automated Manufacturing Research Facility American National Standards Institute Computer-aided design Computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing Computer-aided manufacturing Computer and Automated Systems Association Chief Executive Officer Computer-integrated manufacturing International Institution for Production Engineering Research Data base management system Data definition language Data manipulation language Direct numerical control For Early Domestic Dissemination Flexible manufacturing system General Motors Corporation Integrated Computer-Aided Manufacturing program Initial Graphics Exchange Standard Integrated Program for Aerospace Vehicle Design IPAD information processor International Standards Organization Manufacturing Automation Protocol Messerschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Bureau of Standards Numerical control National Research Council Open Sys tems Interconnection Product Definition Data Interface Return on investment