Flexible manufacturing system (FMS) readily addresses the dynamic needs of the customers in terms of variety and quality. At present, there is a need to produce a wide range of quality products in limited time span. On-time delivery of customers’ orders is critical in make-to-order (MTO)...

This paper presents methods to determine the optimal transfer batch sizes of various part types between two machines so as to minimize the sum of the total relevant costs. Information required includes the expected production requirements, the operations' processing times, the travel times, the...