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At the end of the 20th Century, manufacturing entered a new era in which all manufacturing enterprises must compete in a global economy. Global competition increases customers’ purchasing power, which, in turn, drives frequent introduction of new products and causes large fluctuations in product demand.
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Koren, Y. (2006). General RMS Characteristics. Comparison with Dedicated and Flexible Systems. In: Dashchenko, A.I. (eds) Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems and Transformable Factories. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-29397-3_3
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