Introduction Process planning is the crucial link between design and manufacturing. ·CAD/CAPP/CAM Process planning activities are predominantly labor intensive, depending on the experience,skill and intuition of the production labor. Shanghai Jiao Tong University 4Shanghai Jiao Tong University 4 Introduction n Process planning is the crucial link between design and manufacturing. n CAD/CAPP/CAM n Process planning activities are predominantly labor intensive, depending on the experience, skill and intuition of the production labor