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AGV Despatching in a Flexible Manufacturing System

Cheng, T.C.E. - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 7 (1987) 1, pp. 62-73

An important issue in the design of a flexible manufacturing system (FMS) is the operational control of the materials handling subsystem, through which reparts are conveyed from one work station to the next. A popular type of materials handling device is the automatic guided vehicle (AGV), which...

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Robot wars

In: Human Resource Management International Digest 25 (2017) 5, pp. 13-14

thrown up questions about how they can be integrated successfully into human–robot teams. A research paper by Dale Richards … make their own decisions? How would humans react to being told what to do by a robot? Practical implications The paper …

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The changing nature of operations flexibility

Slack, Nigel - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 25 (2005) 12, pp. 1201-1210

Purpose – This short paper seeks to explain why the original paper “The flexibility of manufacturing systems” was written (1987), and attempts to examine at least some of the flexibility literature that has followed. Design/methodology/approach – The approach is a review and observations...

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From mass production to flexible/agile production

Duguay, Claude R.; Landry, Sylvain; Pasin, Federico - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 17 (1997) 12, pp. 1183-1195

In industrial management, the 1980s marked the end of the twentieth century, an epoch dominated by US manufacturers, the alleged masters of mass production. This system has now been outstripped in several dynamic sectors by flexible/agile production. Increases in the pace of technological...

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An Agenda For Research on the Flexibility of Manufacturing Processes

Gerwin, Donald - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 7 (1987) 1, pp. 38-49

This paper outlines an agenda for conducting rigorous research into the flexibility of manufacturing processes. Its underlying premise is that current efforts are being impeded by the absence of operational measures for the concept. An initial domain for defining flexibility is established,...

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Robots at the International Robot Exhibition 2009 in Tokyo

Kusuda, Yoshihiro - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 37 (2010) 3, pp. 234-238

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review the International Robot Exhibition in Tokyo, Japan 2009, with emphasis … on new trend of Japanese robot industry. Design/methodology/approach – This paper is based on in‐depth interviews with … exhibitors and the reporter's insight in Japanese robot industry. Findings – A big change is observed in the direction of the …

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Focused cellular manufacturing: an alternative to cellular manufacturing

Al‐Mubarak, Fahad; Khumawala, Basheer M.; Canel, Cem - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 23 (2003) 3, pp. 277-299

This paper is aimed at comparing cellular manufacturing with focused cellular manufacturing. We define focused cellular manufacturing as a layout scheme that groups components by end‐items and forms cells of machines to fabricate and assemble end‐items. It is not classified as a cellular...

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A comparative examination of selected cellular manufacturing clustering algorithms

Cheng, Chun‐Hung; Kumar, Ashok; Motwani, Jaideep - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 15 (1995) 12, pp. 86-97

Cellular manufacturing is a layout approach to increase productivity in manufacturing. The basic concept of cellular manufacturing is to exploit the similarity between parts and manufacturing processes. Parts similar in design and manufacture are grouped into families. Then machines are...

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Cost cutting and high quality in pharmaceuticals production

In: Strategic Direction 28 (2012) 5, pp. 12-15

Purpose – This paper aims to present a methodology for combining lean manufacturing with current good manufacturing processes (cGMP) in a pharmaceutical company. Design/methodology/approach – This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places...

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UK robotic installations statistics for 2004

Young, K.; Tuersley, I.; Vaidya, A. - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 32 (2005) 6, pp. 444-448

/methodology/approach – Data has been collected by the annual survey of UK robot sales and installations conducted by the British Automation and … industrial robot market in terms of factors such as industrial sector, application, robot type/structure and cost. By relating … the data to the economic and industrial conditions prevalent in the UK this will provide a useful insight for robot …

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