Title: Identification of performance variables which affect the FMS: a state-of-the-art review

Authors: Vineet Jain; Tilak Raj

Addresses: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Amity University Haryana, Gurgaon, India ' Department of Mechanical Engineering, YMCA University of Science and Technology, Faridabad, India

Abstract: The aim of this research is the identification of performance variables which affect the flexible manufacturing system (FMS). The study was performed to find the variables especially for performance, productivity and flexibility of FMS. Recognition of variables took place from the literature and experts opinions from the manufacturing industry. The 15 performance variables were identified and three factors, i.e., quality, productivity and flexibility, were extracted, which involves the performance of FMS. The 20 productivity variables were identified and four factors, i.e., people, quality, machine, and flexibility, were extracted, which involves the productivity of FMS. Fifteen variables were identified and four factors, i.e., production flexibility, machine flexibility, product flexibility, and volume flexibility, were extracted, which affect the flexibility of FMS. This research provides the opportunity to management for understanding the factors or variables for enhancement of performance of their manufacturing firms.

Keywords: flexible manufacturing system; FMS; performance; productivity; flexibility; factors; variables.

DOI: 10.1504/IJPMB.2018.095055

International Journal of Process Management and Benchmarking, 2018 Vol.8 No.4, pp.470 - 489

Received: 05 Jul 2016
Accepted: 28 Oct 2016
Published online: 01 Oct 2018 *

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