| Article ID: | iaor1991491 |
| Country: | United States |
| Volume: | 30 |
| Start Page Number: | 63 |
| End Page Number: | 67 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 1989 |
| Journal: | Production and Inventory Management Journal |
| Authors: | Khumawala Basheer M., Das Sidhartha R. |
| Keywords: | production: FMS |
Flexible manufacturing systems present a new challenge to production managers. This article traces their development, discusses various types, flexibility limitations, and material handling systems. The issue of using group technology in an FMS environment is also addressed.