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What Is an FMS (Flexible Manufacturing System) and What Are

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What is an FMS (flexible manufacturing system) and what are its advantages over traditional manufacturing systems?


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Mixed Cost

A cost composed of a fixed and a variable component and changes in total in response to activity level changes.

Variable Cost

Financial obligations that shift depending on production or sales levels, notably materials and workforce expenses.

Fixed Cost

Costs that do not vary with the level of production or sales.

Period Cost

Expenses not directly tied to production activity, such as administrative and selling expenses, that are expensed in the accounting period in which they are incurred.

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