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One of the prime motivations for developing an FMS is to ensure that the transformation of raw material to finished parts is as rapid, efficient and controlled. For this to be the case, much certainly depends on the inherent efficiency and reliability of the various manufacturing processes. But as has already been discussed, since only a relatively small proportion of component throughput time is actually devoted to processing, and also given that it is unlikely to prove possible to increase the overall speed of processing significantly, it is really the efficiency of the material handling systems which dictates the overall efficiency of the FMS. Indeed, it has been suggested that approximately one-third of a product’s total manufacturing cost is absorbed by the expense of successive material handling tasks (though this does include final distribution costs).

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  1. Nigel R. Greenwood
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© 1988 Nigel R. Greenwood

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Greenwood, N.R. (1988). Material Handling. In: Implementing Flexible Manufacturing Systems. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-07959-9_6

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