The Evolution to Strategic Justification of Advanced Manufacturing Systems

Joseph Sarkis

Economic and Financial Justification of Advanced Manufacturing Technologies, Eds. H.R. Parsaei, et al., pp. 141-163, 1992

In this article the growth of mdoels to justify the acquisition of manufacturing equipment is discussed. A description of this growth is provided useing a roughly temporal description of the various modeling techniques that have been developed. Descriptions of the models are provided as well as a number of references. The context of justification of advanced manufacturing systems is also presented. This context is primarily within a strategic implementation framework.

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