This paper presents current research perspectives on Computer Aided Process Planning
(CAPP) and it covers articles and other related publications that appeared especially in the
last seven years. It aims to provide a clear understanding of the directions and challenges in
the field. The current research efforts on CAPP systems focus on both variant as well as
generative and hybrid systems. A majority of these systems apply expert system or artificial
intelligence based techniques. At the same time a strong emphasis is placed on integrating …