What Is Fms?

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The most flexible and responsive to changes manufacturing system is the flexible manufacturing system (FMS). It absorbs sudden large scale changes in production volume, capacity and capability. FMS produces a product just like intermittent manufacturing and is continuous like continuous manufacturing.

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Last Answer : 1. Large variety of same products 2. Profitable investment. 3. Requires limited inventory. 4. Low labor cost. 5. Flexible system. 6. Speedy production. 7. Improve product quality.