DocumentCode
1296512
Title
How flexible is your FMS?
Author
Lee, Bill
Author_Institution
Sch. of Manage., Sheffield Univ., UK
Volume
78
Issue
6
fYear
1999
fDate
12/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
245
Lastpage
248
Abstract
Although flexible manufacturing systems (FMSs) are often presented as capable of machining a wide range of products, there are many intrinsic constraints that limit their use. The author explains the limitations and describes a number of steps FMS users could take to prevent constraints in the initial design precluding good performance
Keywords
flexible manufacturing systems; management; planning; production control; FMS; constraints; flexible manufacturing systems; machining; planning; production control; productivity;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Manufacturing Engineer
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0956-9944
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/me:19990607
Filename
820262
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