The Impact of Mean Flow Time When Operating a Flexible Manufacturing System as a Programmable Transfer Line
Publication Type
Conference Proceeding Article
Publication Date
7-1999
Abstract
One central aspect of lean production is the employment of multi-skilled workers, as opposed to specialized workers. With multi-skilled workers, any work team can complete any job, from start to finish. A job shop is an eclectic collection of machines of different process capabilities. In contrast, most modern flexible manufacturing systems consist of only one or two types of variable-mission machines. In this paper, the authors contend that the variable-mission machines in FMS are analogous to the multi-skilled workers in lean production.
Discipline
Operations and Supply Chain Management
Research Areas
Operations Management
Publication
PICMET '99. Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology, Portland, 25-29 July 1999
ISBN
9781890843021
Identifier
10.1109/PICMET.1999.808312
City or Country
Portland, OR, USA
Citation
CO, H. C. and MOOSA, Sharafali.
The Impact of Mean Flow Time When Operating a Flexible Manufacturing System as a Programmable Transfer Line. (1999). PICMET '99. Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology, Portland, 25-29 July 1999.
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