FSM Implementation management: promise and performance

Harry Boer; Malcolm Hill; Koos Krabbendam

doi:10.1108/01443579010004994

FSM Implementation management: promise and performance

Harry Boer, Malcolm Hill, Koos Krabbendam

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Abstract

Although the demand for Flexible Manufacturing Systems (FMS) is still growing, only a few companies are reported to have operational experience with these systems over a long period. Consequently, the supposed benefits of this new technology have yet to be widely proved in practice. The research reported was carried out to evaluate the experiences of a sample of early adopters of FMS in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Belgium, by means of longitudinal case studies. The extent to which the companies managed to achieve their FMS implementation goals is described, and the influence of technical problems, market changes and organisational pressures on goal achievement is demonstrated. It is concluded that in order to introduce and operate FMS successfully, adopters should approach FMS implementation management in a more integrated manner.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	5-20
Number of pages	15
Journal	International journal of operations & production management
Volume	10
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1108/01443579010004994
Publication status	Published - 1990

Keywords

Production management
Flexible manufacturing systems
Implementation
Goals
Organizations

UN SDGs

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