TY - JOUR AB - The reasons which make an integrated product‐process approach necessary are described: also indicated are the aim of simultaneous product‐process design, attainment of flexibility in stable operating conditions, and variables connected with integrated design, i.e. the degree of product standardisation and the degree of process similitude, concur in determining the applicative fields of the various automation typologies (CNC machines, FMS, flexible transfers, rigid transfers, etc.). VL - 2 IS - 1 SN - 0957-6061 DO - 10.1108/09576069110005957 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/09576069110005957 AU - De Toni Alberto AU - Zipponi Luca PY - 1991 Y1 - 1991/01/01 TI - Product Standardisation and Process Similitude T2 - Integrated Manufacturing Systems PB - MCB UP Ltd SP - 23 EP - 29 Y2 - 2024/04/19 ER -