MAHATMA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

IV YEAR B.TECH. I Semester

Flexible Manufacturing Systems

Branch : Mechatronics
Assignment-1
Last Date of Submission: 25-09-23

1. Write about FMS, its components, planning and implementation issues. (CO1)

2. What are the characteristics of Flexible Manufacturing Cell and explain how
flexibility can be achieved in machining systems. (CO1).

3. Apply the rank order clustering technique to the part-machine incidence matrix
in the following Table 1 to identify logical part families and machine groups.
(CO 2)

4. Explain parts classification and coding system. (CO 2)

5. Explain the principles of material handling. (CO 3)