| Flexible Manufacturing Systems: Recent Developments: Volume 23 Contributor(s): Raouf, A. (Editor), Ben-Daya, M. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0444897984 ISBN-13: 9780444897985 Publisher: Elsevier Science OUR PRICE: $175.18 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2005 Annotation: Flexible Manufacturing Systems (FMS) involve substituting machines capable of performing a wide and redefinable variety of tasks for machines dedicated to the performance of specific tasks. FMS can also be programmed to handle new products, thus extending the machines' life cycles. Thus they represent a change from "standardized goods produced by customized machines" to "customized goods produced by standardized machines." This volume contains new and updated material in this field, and will be of great interest to researchers, managers and students concerned with problems related to flexible manufacturing systems. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Computers | Cad-cam - Science - Technology & Engineering | Engineering (general) |
| Dewey: 670.427 |
| LCCN: 94048220 |
| Series: Manufacturing Research and Technology |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.40 lbs) 315 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Flexible Manufacturing Systems (FMS) involve substituting machines capable of performing a wide and redefinable variety of tasks for machines dedicated to the performance of specific tasks. FMS can also be programmed to handle new products, thus extending the machines' life cycles. Thus they represent a change from standardized goods produced by customized machines to customized goods produced by standardized machines. This volume contains new and updated material in this field, and will be of great interest to researchers, managers and students concerned with problems related to flexible manufacturing systems. |