Computer-aided design (CAD) – use of two and three-dimensional computer graphics to create and modify engineering designs
Computer-aided engineering (CAE) – system that analyzes functional characteristics of a design and simulates the product performance under various conditions
Group technology (GT) – systems that logically group parts according to physical characteristics, machine routings, and other machine operations
Computer-aided process planning (CAPP) – systems that plan the sequence of processes that produce or assemble a part