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The Flexibility of Automatic Assembly Systems

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Automatic flexible assembly systems (FAS) are increasingly being implemented by many manufacturing organisations. In order to process different product models with varying batch sizes in such a system, it is often necessary to carry out set-up operations. In some flexible assembly systems, especially those involving highly reliable equipment, the total set-up time, over a given time span, can be significantly higher than the total time required to repair broken down equipment.

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  1. Postgraduate School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, University of Bradford, UK

    X. Ma & A. K. Kochhar

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  1. Division of Manufacturing and Machine Tools, Department of Mechanical Engineering, UMIST, UK

    B. J. Davies (Professor of Manufacturing Technology) (Professor of Manufacturing Technology)

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Ma, X., Kochhar, A.K. (1988). The Flexibility of Automatic Assembly Systems. In: Davies, B.J. (eds) Proceedings of the Twenty-Seventh International Matador Conference. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-09912-2_11

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