THE PURPOSE OF THIS PAPER IS TO POINT OUT TO PRESENT AND POTENTIAL USERS OF MODULAR TOOLING THAT THERE ARE A VARIETY OF APPROACHES, EACH WITH ITS UNIQUE ADVANTAGES. USERS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT NO ONE APPROACH HOLDS ALL OF THE ANSWERS FOR EVERY MANUFACTURING SCENARIO AND THAT A SUCCESSFUL STRATEGY WILL DEPEND HEAVILY ON AWARENESS OF THE CHOICES AVAILABLE AND THEIR RELATIVE MERITS.
