Changing market forces will affect the design and implementation of automated manufacturing technology. Flexible automation solutions are identified as a logical tool to meet changing business needs in the manufacturing area. Particular attention is given to the strategic importance of manufacturing technology in sustaining and improving a company's competitive position in the marketplace. Implications for automation concept and design activities are reviewed, and a model of a strategic solution to an automotive assembly application is presented.
Flexible automation as a strategic tool
Flexible Automatisierung als strategisches Konzept
Technical Paper. Society of Manufacturing Engineers ; Mar ; 1-17
1988
17 Seiten, 9 Bilder, 6 Quellen
Conference paper
English
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