| Article ID: | iaor1990893 |
| Country: | United States |
| Volume: | 28 |
| Start Page Number: | 10 |
| End Page Number: | 15 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 1987 |
| Journal: | Production and Inventory Management Journal |
| Authors: | Gilbert James P., Winter Peter J. |
| Keywords: | production: FMS |
Although flexible manufacturing systems are purported to have many advantages, they are being installed in U.S. firms very slowly. In this article the authors suggest reasons for the reported resistance and note several trends that are advancing the leading edge of programmable factory automation.