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Flexible Manufacturing System

Flexible manufacturing systems are manufacturing systems that can rapidly change or adapt to produce different products or components in varying volumes. They are most efficient when manufacturing components rather than finished goods. Today's manufacturing strategy seeks the benefits of flexibility, which is only possible when production is fully controlled by flexible manufacturing system technology. This allows for rapid, low-cost switching between product lines through flexible workers with multiple skills who can easily switch between different tasks.

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Flexible Manufacturing System

Flexible manufacturing systems are manufacturing systems that can rapidly change or adapt to produce different products or components in varying volumes. They are most efficient when manufacturing components rather than finished goods. Today's manufacturing strategy seeks the benefits of flexibility, which is only possible when production is fully controlled by flexible manufacturing system technology. This allows for rapid, low-cost switching between product lines through flexible workers with multiple skills who can easily switch between different tasks.

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Flexible manufacturing

A Flexible Manufacturing System is one that can be changed or adapted rapidly to manufacture different products or components at different volumes of production. Flexible manufacturing systems are usually seen at their most efficient when manufacturing components rather than finished products.

Todays manufacturing strategy is to seek benefits from flexibility. This is only feasible when a production system is under complete control of FMS technology. Actually, the need is for flexible processes to permit rapid low cost switching from one product line to another. This is possible with flexible workers whose multiple skills would develop the ability to switch easily from one kind of task to another.

Advantages and disadvantages of FMSs implementation Advantages Faster, lower- cost changes from one part to another which will improve capital utilization Lower direct labor cost, due to the reduction in number of workers Reduced inventory, due to the planning and programming precision Consistent and better quality, due to the automated control Lower cost/unit of output, due to the greater productivity using the same number of workers Savings from the indirect labor, from reduced errors, rework, repairs and rejects Disadvantages Limited ability to adapt to changes in product or product mix (ex. machines are of limited capacity and the tooling necessary for products, even of the same family, is not always feasible in a given FMS) Substantial pre-planning activity Expensive, costing millions of dollars Technological problems of exact component positioning and precise timing necessary to process a component Sophisticated manufacturing systems

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