Explain, in Your Own Words, What a Flexible Manufacturing System

question 29

Essay

Explain, in your own words, what a flexible manufacturing system is. List the benefits of flexible manufacturing systems.

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Definitions:

Shipbreaking

The process of dismantling an obsolete vessel's structure for scrapping or disposal.

Public Good

A product or service that is provided without profit to all members of a society, either by the government or by a private individual or organization.

Non-excludable

Characterizes goods or services that cannot easily prevent people who do not pay from consuming or using them, such as public goods.

Non-rivalrous

A characteristic of a good whereby one person's use does not diminish the utility or availability of that good for others.