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A Theoretical Model to Preserve Flexibility in Flexible Manufacturing Systems

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Information and Collaboration Models of Integration

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The manuscript presents a formal model of flexibility for solutions of problems in general. Next, it elaborates a state transition model of the real world and discusses the relationship with the previous model. Three design principles follow from the above. Finally, examples in the domain of flexible manufacturing illustrate the theory.

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  1. Mechanical Engineering Department, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 300B, B-3001, Leuven, Belgium

    P. Valckenaers & H. Van Brussel

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  1. P. Valckenaers
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  2. H. Van Brussel
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  1. School of Industrial Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA

    Shimon Y. Nof

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Valckenaers, P., Van Brussel, H. (1994). A Theoretical Model to Preserve Flexibility in Flexible Manufacturing Systems. In: Nof, S.Y. (eds) Information and Collaboration Models of Integration. NATO ASI Series, vol 259. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1132-4_7

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