Maintenance Engineer Question:

The main advantage of FMS is its high flexibility in managing manufacturing resources. The resulting gains are numerous including:

☛ Reduced manufacturing cost,
☛ Greater labor productivity,
☛ Greater machine efficiency,
☛ Improved quality,
☛ Increased system reliability,
☛ Shorter lead times.

However, FMS implementation requires a large initial capital and substantial preplanning. It also requires high skilled labor.