An International Comparison of Flexible Manufacturing Systems Technology
- 1 December 1987
- journal article
- Published by Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) in Interfaces
- Vol. 17 (6) , 86-91
- https://doi.org/10.1287/inte.17.6.86
Abstract
A survey of 253 manufacturing facilities using flexible manufacturing system (FMS) technology compares four geographic regions: Eastern Europe, Western Europe, Japan, and the United States. A rapid exponential growth rate for FMS technology was found in all regions except Eastern Europe. This aggregate view suggests that factory-of-the-future concepts will become widespread soon. This will pose a challenge to MS scholars and practitioners who must develop and implement techniques to deal with this rapidly emerging technology.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: