...O. Felix Offodile; John Grznar Presents the similarity coefficient method for group technology to alleviate the part family formation problem in flexible manufacturing systems (FMS). Part families are formed in FMS in order to take advantage of part similarities in design and manufacture. Parts...

... strategies despite this. Discusses the flexibility and economic viability of FMSs, and concludes that managers do not need to measure the flexibility of an FMS in order to select the correct technical specification. Describes the factors that enable a company to achieve its strategic objectives and suggests...

...Anita Lee; Chun Hung Cheng Presents an object‐oriented system for scheduling in a flexible manufacturing system (FMS) with the purpose of demonstrating how the control aspects of such a system can be enhanced by using metalevel planning. Represents the objects and metaknowledge of the system using...

... development have been observed. A flexibility audit in conjunction with the setting of long‐term and shorter‐term company objectives is recommended for future applications. © MCB UP Limited 1987 FMS United Kingdom 44 Flexible Manufacturing Systems and Manufacturing Flexibility in the United...

.... FMS Manufacturing United Kingdom This article was also published in International Journal of Operations & Production Management, Volume 25 Issue 12. 35 The Flexibility of Manufacturing Systems by Nigel Slack Brunel University, London Introduction Flexibility is fashionable...

...John Bessant; Bill Haywood Successful use of flexible manufacturing systems (FMS) depends on a company adopting a flexible approach to its management and organisation. This technology has now begun to diffuse widely and to be used in all major developed countries and a small number of developing...

...A.R. Young; J. Murray The procedures used for the evaluation of system reliability and performance in the study of flexible manufacturing systems (FMS) are examined. Details of a set of operational data obtained from tests of systems performance, for a wide range of components and machine...