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Deciding whether FMS technology is viable for a given application, and if so, what machines should comprise the FMS and what parts should be produced on it, can be a difficult task. Manual methods suffice only for situations where a small number of FMS-type machines are to be considered and less than a few dozen candidate parts are to be chosen from. When both machines and parts are to be selected from a larger number of candidates, manual methods become cumbersome and time consuming, and computer-based decision aids become a necessity. This paper gives an overview of the required decision process, and then focuses on those stages for which computer-based decision aids can be used effectively. Particular decision aids are described, and case studies are cited to illustrate their motivation and use.
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Whitney, C.K., Suri, R. Algorithms for part and machine selection in flexible manufacturing systems. Ann Oper Res 3, 239–261 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02023603
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