The economic value of flexible automatio
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George K. Hutchinson; John R. Holland
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Article
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1982
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Society of Manufacturing Engineers
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English
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Flexible Manufacturing Systems (FMS) have the potential to substantially improve the productivity of mid-volume, mid-variety production. The introduction of these systems into industry must be done on the basis of cost justification. Such justification has historically been possible through the use