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Manufacturing Systems
AUTOMATED FACTORY
automation and mechanization are dominant
people perform a limited number of direct tasks and a greater
number of indirect tasks
factory personnel resolve unusual situations
Many external factors affect the facility planning process.
Among the factors that appear to have significant impact are
Volume of production
Variety of production
Value of each product
Processing technology
Processing sequence
Production volumes
Product sizes
Product mixes
Flexibility can be accomplished through