Author: | Cardinali, R. |
Title: | Flexible manufacturing systems: a primer on enhancing productivity while controlling cost |
Journal: | Logistics Information Management
1995 : VOL. 8:6, p. 38-42 |
Index terms: | PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS STRATEGY |
Language: | eng |
Abstract: | The article discusses flexible manufacturing systems and measures the benefits of substituting production flexibility for inventory. It compares the trade-offs that arise in balanced operations, graphical models and some of the associated risks of flexible manufacturing implementation, operation and management. Also the paper addresses the question of selecting flexibility over other techniques as well as benefits which flexibility provides. It examines a brief comparison between traditional and flexible manufacturing. |
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