Integrated Manufacturing Systems: Volume 5 Issue 1

The Integration of JIT and FMS: : Issues and Decisions

Injazz J. Chen, Chia‐Shin Chung, Atul Gupta

The shift from manufacturing standard products in high volume toproviding a wide variety of products in low volumes has necessitated adramatic change in manufacturing strategies…

Time to Market

Kulwant S. Pawar, Unny Menon, Johann C.K.H. Riedel

Over the last two decades, Japanese products have challenged Westernones, not only in terms of cost but also on quality, reliability anddelivery. This has meant that meeting…

Evaluating and Selecting Simulation Software Using the Analytic Hierarchy Process

Lesley Davis, Glyn Williams

In order to be competitive and progress to a state of excellence inmanufacture, companies are currently experiencing change. Decisionshave to be made about the best way forward…

The Flexibility of Technological and Human Resources in Automotive Manufacturing

Henrique Luiz Corrêa

Reports some of the findings of two years′ research work carried outwithin a number of manufacturing engineering companies both in theUnited Kingdom and Brazil. All the companies…