| Article ID: | iaor199096 |
| Country: | United States |
| Volume: | 27 |
| Start Page Number: | 80 |
| End Page Number: | 90 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 1986 |
| Journal: | Production and Inventory Management Journal |
| Authors: | Huang Philip Y., Chen Chin-Sheng |
| Keywords: | Flexible manufacturing systems |
The flexible manufacturing system is a critical step toward the realization of the ‘factory of the future’. This article provides operations managers with an overview of this important development and an extensive bibliography to facilitate further study.