Article ID: | iaor1994538 |
Country: | United States |
Volume: | 4 |
Issue: | 3/4 |
Start Page Number: | 267 |
End Page Number: | 292 |
Publication Date: | Jun 1992 |
Journal: | International Journal of Flexible Manufacturing Systems |
Authors: | Nandkeolyar Udayan, Christy David P. |
Keywords: | design |
Evaluating the design of flexible manufacturing systems is complex. Developing a measure of performance useful for evaluating alternate designs continues to be interesting. Here, total productivity of the system is proposed as an appropriate measure. Specification of parameters based upon strategic considerations for this measure are discussed. Finally, the usefulness of the measure is demonstrated through an example.