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History and Impact of Flexible Manufacturing by Farshan Sulaiman is a document available to read on EtoBox.

Flexible Manufacturing Systems (FMS) allow manufacturing systems to react to changes by incorporating flexibility throughout the entire product lifecycle from design to distribution. An FMS is a computer-controlled system that can produce a variety of parts without time-consuming machine setup changes. As competition increased from Asian automakers in the US market, American car companies like Chrysler, GM, and Ford adopted FMS to improve profitability and maintain market share, following the example set by

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Farshan Sulaiman

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