{"id":33423,"date":"2015-06-09T13:02:45","date_gmt":"2015-06-09T13:02:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vskills.in\/certification\/blog\/?p=33423"},"modified":"2024-04-03T13:17:53","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T07:47:53","slug":"flexible-manufacturing-systemfms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vskills.in\/certification\/blog\/flexible-manufacturing-systemfms\/","title":{"rendered":"FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM(FMS)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a ref=\"magnificPopup\" href=\"http:\/\/vskills.in\/certification\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/FLEXIBLE-MANUFACTURING-SYSTEMFMS.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-33462\" src=\"http:\/\/vskills.in\/certification\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/FLEXIBLE-MANUFACTURING-SYSTEMFMS-300x164.gif\" alt=\"FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM(FMS)\" width=\"300\" height=\"164\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Flexible manufacturing System:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>FMS is a technology that provides some flexibility to allow the system to react in the case of changes. Its introduction has lead to increased productivity and improved quality. It\u00a0is a form of flexible automation in which several machine tools are linked together by a material-handling system, and all aspects of the system are controlled by a central computer.This system can serve the purpose of process design in an effective and efficient manner.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Features of FMS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An FMS is distinguished from an automated production line by its ability to process more than one product style simultaneously.<\/li>\n<li>At any moment, each machine in the system may be processing a different part type.<\/li>\n<li>FMS can let us make changes in production schedule in order to meet the demands on different products.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Approaches to flexibility:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Flexibility means production of reasonably priced customized products of high quality with quick delivery. Different approaches to flexibility are follow:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Manufacturing<\/li>\n<li>Operational<\/li>\n<li>Customer<\/li>\n<li>Strategic<\/li>\n<li>Capacity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Three levels of Manufacturing Flexibility:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><i>Basic\u00a0Flexibility:<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There are three types of basic flexibility:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i>Machine flexibility<\/i> &#8211; the ease with which a machine can process various operations<\/li>\n<li><i>Material handling flexibility<\/i> -a measure of the ease with which different part types can be transported and properly positioned at the various machine tools in a system<\/li>\n<li><i>Operation flexibility<\/i> &#8211; a measure of the ease with which alternative operation sequences can be used for processing a part type<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><i>System\u00a0flexibility:<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Volume flexibility<\/em>-measure of system&#8217;s capability<\/li>\n<li><em>Expansion flexibilit<\/em>y-ability to build system<\/li>\n<li><em>Routing flexibility<\/em>-measure of alternative path<\/li>\n<li><em>Process flexibility<\/em>-measure of volume of part type that system can produce<\/li>\n<li><em>Product flexibility<\/em>-measure of part type which is manufactured with minor set-up<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><i>Aggregate\u00a0flexibility:<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Program Flexibility<\/em>-ability of system to run for long period<\/li>\n<li><em>Production Flexibility<\/em>-volume of set of part types that system can produce without major investment in capital<\/li>\n<li><em>Market Flexibility<\/em>-ability of system to adapt to change market condition.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vskills.in\/certification\/Project-Management\">Click here for government certification in Project Management<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Flexible manufacturing System: FMS is a technology that provides some flexibility to allow the system to react in the case of changes. 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