A Systematic Transition To Flexible Manufacturing
Abstract
The transition from basic automation to flexible manufacturing is an expensive and tedious procedure. It requires meticulous planning and almost clairvoyant forecasting to insure that the initial flexibility obtained is sufficient to allow growth and expansion in the future. This paper will suggest a systematic and methodological approach to achieve optimal flexibility and describe the present results of its application to an ongoing system transformation. Conclusions based on existing levels of completion are presented along with identification of critical and non critical flexibility requirements. The considerations and steps taken are summarized in a procedural format which may then be applied to a wide variety of system transformations. © 1988.
Recommended Citation
S. Alptekin and D. L. Webber, "A Systematic Transition To Flexible Manufacturing," Computers and Industrial Engineering, vol. 15, no. 1 thru 4, pp. 8 - 13, Elsevier, Jan 1988.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/0360-8352(88)90057-5
Department(s)
Engineering Management and Systems Engineering
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
0360-8352
Document Type
Article - Journal
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Citation
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text
Language(s)
English
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Publication Date
01 Jan 1988
