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
The economic value of flexible automation: George K. Hutchinson and John R. Holland
β Scribed by Walter Eversheim
- Publisher
- Society of Manufacturing Engineers
- Year
- 1982
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 87 KB
- Volume
- 1
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0278-6125
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