Management of Uncertainty in AMT Implementation:The Case of FMS Available to Purchase

Develops a framework for the implementation and adaptation of flexible manufacturing systems, paying particular attention to the uncertainty involved in implementation. Discusses the subsystems associated with technology, management and strategic control, with technology being split into operations, materials and knowledge and relates latent uncertainty to the almost inevitable misalignment of the various factors and comments on the adaptation cycles needed for successful implementation. Presents three case studies to illustrate the points made.