A methodology for the evaluation of integrated manufacturing systems
Authors:
R. Bruce Taylor and Thomas M. West
Affiliation:
Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331-2407, USA
Abstract:
The evaluation and selection of equipment for today's integrated manufacturing systems presents management with a complex multiattribute decision problems. This paper presents a spreadsheet based methodology that permits the incorporation of both monetary and non-monetary factors into the decision making process.