The rapid development of computing system technology in recent decades has resulted in the creation of new production methods that ensure increased productivity and improved quality of produced goods.

The use of computers, at an ever-increasing rate, has contributed to overcoming problems of conventional technology and has delineated the emergence and development of new production technologies.

These technologies are evolving rapidly, creating a framework of infrastructures for the comprehensive automation of the production process.

[...] (from the book's preface)