Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS
Volume 19, Issue 1, Pages 1-40Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10696-007-9015-7
Keywords
flexible manufacturing systems; implementation; transition; adaptation; barriers
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Global competition, advancements in technology and ever changing customers' demand have made the manufacturing companies to realize the importance of flexible manufacturing systems (FMS). These organizations are looking at FMS as a viable alternative to enhance their competitive edge. But, implementation of this universally accepted and challenging technology is not an easy task. A large number of articles have been reviewed and it is found that the existing literature lacks in providing a clear picture about the implementation of FMS. In this paper, work of various researchers has been studied and it is found that it is really a very difficult task for any organization to transform into FMS on the basis of existing research results. A wide gap exists between the proposed approaches/algorithms for the design of different components of FMS and the real-life complexities. Besides describing the gap in various issues related to FMS, some barriers, which inhibit the adaptation and implementation of FMS, have also been identified in this paper.
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