This handbook is a compilation of the current practical knowledge of flexible manufacturing systems (FMS). FMS allow manufacturing plants of all sizes to reduce

One critical barrier leading to successful implementation of flexible manufacturing and related automated systems is the ever-increasing complexity of their mod

Flexible Manufacturing Systems (FMS) are computer-controlled, automated production lines capable of varied outputs: they put together computing software, roboti

With the approach of the 21st century, and the current trends in manufacturing, the role of computer-controlled flexible manufacturing an integral part in the s

Modem manufacturing systems involve many processes and operations that can be monitored and controlled at several levels of intelligence. At the highest level t