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A review of some issues and identification of some barriers in the implementation of FMS

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Global competition, advancements in technology and ever changing customers’ demand have made the manufacturing companies to realize the importance of flexible manufacturing systems (FMS). These organizations are looking at FMS as a viable alternative to enhance their competitive edge. But, implementation of this universally accepted and challenging technology is not an easy task. A large number of articles have been reviewed and it is found that the existing literature lacks in providing a clear picture about the implementation of FMS. In this paper, work of various researchers has been studied and it is found that it is really a very difficult task for any organization to transform into FMS on the basis of existing research results. A wide gap exists between the proposed approaches/algorithms for the design of different components of FMS and the real-life complexities. Besides describing the gap in various issues related to FMS, some barriers, which inhibit the adaptation and implementation of FMS, have also been identified in this paper.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, YMCA Institute of Engineering, Faridabad, 121006, India

    Tilak Raj

  2. Department of Management Studies, Vishwakarma Bhawan, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg, New Delhi, 110 016, India

    Ravi Shankar

  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering & Technology, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India

    Mohammed Suhaib

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Raj, T., Shankar, R. & Suhaib, M. A review of some issues and identification of some barriers in the implementation of FMS. Int J Flex Manuf Syst 19, 1–40 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10696-007-9015-7

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