IN RECENT YEARS, CONSIDERABLE ATTENTION HAS BEEN GIVEN TO CELLULAR MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS WHERE MACHINES AND/OR ROBOTS ARE ARRANGED INTO GROUPS OR CLUSTERS TO PROCESS PARTS OR FAMILIES OF PARTS. THESE CELLULAR SYSTEMS ARE EXPECTED TO ACHIEVE MAJOR OBJECTIVES OF HIGH PRODUCTION QUALITY, LOW OPERATING COST, HIGH EFFICIENCY, AND LOW OPERATOR INTERACTION. THESE BENEFITS ARE NOT FULLY REALIZED YET BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF INTEGRATION BETWEEN MACHINES AND ROBOTS RESULTING FROM POOR DESIGN OF BOTH CELLULAR SYSTEMS AND ROBOTICS CONFIGURATION.
| Number of Pages : | 14 |
| Published : | 06/01/1994 |
