FLEXIBLE 
        FLEXIBLE 
    MANUFACTURING 
    MANUFACTURING 
        SYSTEMS
        SYSTEMS
            
            
      MODELING AND 
      MODELING AND 
      
      ANALYSIS OF
      ANALYSIS OF
    MANUFACTURING 
     MANUFACTURING 
        SYSTEMS 
        SYSTEMS 
          DEFINITION
          DEFINITION
     A FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM 
     A FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM 
   (FMS) IS A SET OF NUMERICALLY 
   (   ) IS A SET OF NUMERICALLY 
   FMS
   CONTROLLED MACHINE TOOLS AND 
   CONTROLLED MACHINE TOOLS AND 
   SUPPORTING WORKSTATIONS 
   SUPPORTING WORKSTATIONS 
   CONNECTED BY AN AUTOMATED 
   CONNECTED BY AN AUTOMATED 
   MATERIAL HANDLING SYSTEM AND 
   MATERIAL HANDLING SYSTEM AND 
   CONTROLLED BY A CENTRAL 
   CONTROLLED BY A CENTRAL 
   COMPUTER
   COMPUTER
        ELEMENTS OF FMS
        ELEMENTS OF FMS
  ► AUTOMATICALLY REPROGRAMMABLE 
     AUTOMATICALLY REPROGRAMMABLE 
   MACHINES.
    MACHINES.
  ►AUTOMATED TOOL DELIVERY AND 
    AUTOMATED TOOL DELIVERY AND 
   CHANGING
    CHANGING
  ►AUTOMATED MATERIAL HANDLING
    AUTOMATED MATERIAL HANDLING
  ►COORDINATED CONTROL
    COORDINATED CONTROL
           FMS FEATURES
           FMS FEATURES
  ►MANY PART TYPES CAN BE LOADED
    MANY PART TYPES CAN BE LOADED
  ►PARTS CAN ARRIVE AT MACHINES IN 
    PARTS CAN ARRIVE AT MACHINES IN 
   ANY SEQUENCE
    ANY SEQUENCE
  ►PARTS IDENTIFIED BY CODES
    PARTS IDENTIFIED BY CODES
  ►MANY MACHINES CAN BE INCLUDED
    MANY MACHINES CAN BE INCLUDED
  ►SMALL FMS LEAD TO FLEXIBLE CELLS
    SMALL FMS LEAD TO FLEXIBLE CELLS
    ►EXPENSIVE TO IMPLEMENT BUT 
     EXPENSIVE TO IMPLEMENT BUT 
     SAVINGS CAN BE SIGNIFICANT
     SAVINGS CAN BE SIGNIFICANT
    ►FLOOR SPACE REDUCIBLE BY 1/3
     FLOOR SPACE REDUCIBLE BY 1/3
    ►EQUIPMENT UTILIZATION UP TO 
     EQUIPMENT UTILIZATION UP TO 
     85% OR MORE
     85% OR MORE
    ►DETAILED PRODUCTION SEQUENCE 
     DETAILED PRODUCTION SEQUENCE 
     NOT NEEDED WELL IN ADVANCE
     NOT NEEDED WELL IN ADVANCE