An International Comparison of Flexible Manufacturing Systems Technology

William P. Darrow
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William P. Darrow: Department of Management, Towson State University, Towson, Maryland 21204

Interfaces, 1987, vol. 17, issue 6, 86-91

Abstract: A survey of 253 manufacturing facilities using flexible manufacturing system (FMS) technology compares four geographic regions: Eastern Europe, Western Europe, Japan, and the United States. A rapid exponential growth rate for FMS technology was found in all regions except Eastern Europe. This aggregate view suggests that factory-of-the-future concepts will become widespread soon. This will pose a challenge to MS scholars and practitioners who must develop and implement techniques to deal with this rapidly emerging technology.

Keywords: automated manufacturing; industries: machinery (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1987
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