Flexible manufacturing systems : background, examples and models

W.H.M. Zijm

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-73778-7_22

Flexible manufacturing systems : background, examples and models

W.H.M. Zijm

Mathematics and Computer Science

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In this paper, we discuss recent innovations in manufacturing technology and their implications on the design and control of manufacturing systems. Recognizing the need to respond properly to rapidly changing market demands, we discuss several types of flexibility that can be incorporated in our production organisation to achieve this goal. We show how the concept of a Flexible Manufacturing System (FMS) naturally arises as an attempt to combine the advantages of traditional Job Shops and dedicated production lines.

The main body of the paper is devoted to a classification of FMS problem areas and a review of models developed to understand and solve these problems. For each problem area, a number of important contributions in the literature is indicated. The reader, interested in the applications of Operations Research models but not familiar with the technical background of FMS’s, will find the descriptions of some essential FMS elements useful. Some final remarks and directions for future research conclude the paper.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Operations Research Proceedings 1987 (Papers of the 16th Annual Meeting of DGOR, in cooperation with NSOR, Veldhoven, The Netherlands, September 23-25, 1987)
Editors	H. Schellhaas, P. Beek, van, H. Isermann, R. Schmidt, M. Zijlstra
Place of Publication	Berlin
Publisher	Springer
Pages	142-161
ISBN (Print)	3-540-19365-0, 0-387-19365-0
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73778-7_22
Publication status	Published - 1988
Event	16th Annual Meeting of DGOR - Veldhoven, Netherlands Duration: 23 Sept 1987 → 25 Sept 1987

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Conference	16th Annual Meeting of DGOR
Country/Territory	Netherlands
City	Veldhoven
Period	23/09/87 → 25/09/87

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Zijm, W. H. M. (1988). Flexible manufacturing systems : background, examples and models. In H. Schellhaas, P. Beek, van, H. Isermann, R. Schmidt, & M. Zijlstra (Eds.), Operations Research Proceedings 1987 (Papers of the 16th Annual Meeting of DGOR, in cooperation with NSOR, Veldhoven, The Netherlands, September 23-25, 1987) (pp. 142-161). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73778-7_22

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Zijm, WHM 1988, Flexible manufacturing systems : background, examples and models. in H Schellhaas, P Beek, van, H Isermann, R Schmidt & M Zijlstra (eds), Operations Research Proceedings 1987 (Papers of the 16th Annual Meeting of DGOR, in cooperation with NSOR, Veldhoven, The Netherlands, September 23-25, 1987). Springer, Berlin, pp. 142-161, 16th Annual Meeting of DGOR, Veldhoven, Netherlands, 23/09/87. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73778-7_22

Flexible manufacturing systems : background, examples and models. / Zijm, W.H.M.
Operations Research Proceedings 1987 (Papers of the 16th Annual Meeting of DGOR, in cooperation with NSOR, Veldhoven, The Netherlands, September 23-25, 1987). ed. / H. Schellhaas; P. Beek, van; H. Isermann; R. Schmidt; M. Zijlstra. Berlin: Springer, 1988. p. 142-161.

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Zijm WHM. Flexible manufacturing systems : background, examples and models. In Schellhaas H, Beek, van P, Isermann H, Schmidt R, Zijlstra M, editors, Operations Research Proceedings 1987 (Papers of the 16th Annual Meeting of DGOR, in cooperation with NSOR, Veldhoven, The Netherlands, September 23-25, 1987). Berlin: Springer. 1988. p. 142-161 doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-73778-7_22

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