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Flexible Manufacturing System selection using an improved compromise ranking method

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  • R. Venkata Rao

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A Flexible Manufacturing System (FMS) is designed to combine the efficiency of a mass-production line and the flexibility of a job shop to produce a variety of products on a group of machines. Even though a number of studies were proposed in the past to address the issue of evaluation and selection of FMSs, there is a need for a simple and systematic method to guide user organisations in taking a proper decision. This is considered in this paper using an improved compromise ranking method in conjunction with Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP). The proposed 'FMS Selection Index' (FMS-SI) evaluates and ranks FMSs for a given FMS selection problem. Two examples are included to illustrate the approach.

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  • R. Venkata Rao, 2009. "Flexible Manufacturing System selection using an improved compromise ranking method," International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 4(2), pages 198-215.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijisen:v:4:y:2009:i:2:p:198-215
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