Loading in flexible manufacturing systems (FMSs) is affected by the characteristics of the
FMS under analysis, by the type of plant where the FMS is introduced, and by the production …

The flexible manufacturing system (FMS) is an alternative to conventional
discretemanufacturing processes that permits highly automated, efficient, and simultaneous …

Manufacturing industries are rapidly changing from economies of scale to economies of
scope, characterized by short product life cycles and increased product varieties. This …

Loading problems of Flexible Manufacturing Systems (FMSs) have usually been formulated
as an integer program with nonlinear constraints for tool magazine capacities. The …

Material handling and the provision of supporting resources, particularly tools, in flexible
manufacturing systems (FMSs) can constrain production. To improve the productivity for an …

In this paper, classification of Flexible Manufacturing Systems (FMSs) and flexibilities is
presented. It would be difficult to efficiently implement an FMS without solving its design …

A flexible manufacturing system (FMS) is highly capital-intensive and FMS users are
concerned with achieving high system utilization. The production planning function for …

This review paper describes the state-of-the-art research on flexible manufacturing systems
(FMS) design and planning issues. The emphasis is on presenting research results coming …

This paper analyses a new approach to the machine loading problem arising in flexible
manufacturing systems (FMSs). This approach allows the operations to be assigned to …

Research on the planning and scheduling issues of flexible manufacturing systems (FMS)
has not been sparse. Most, if not all, studies, however, have focused on either developing …