Managing an FMS project: a case study

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A flexible manufacturing system (FMS) helps in meeting global market demand for shorter production time, product variety and customerization. The system integrates technology, production processes and human resources. Based on the experience of Taiwan's Sun Co., the FMS implementation may be divided into three stages. Stage 1, planning and design, included strategy development and data base vendor selection; stage 2, the installation of the system, was the integration of software and hardware; and stage 3, the evaluative stage, began after the trial run and continued until the system was stable.

Production Management, Management Skills, Engineering, Mfg Software (ex Micro), Manufacturing industry, Manufacturing industries, Case studies, Evaluation, Technology application, Career development, Management techniques, Sunoco Inc., SUN, Flexible manufacturing systems, Computer-integrated manufacturing

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Virtual project management: tools and the trade

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The road-mapping process is a communication and planning tool that can be used by project management organizations in virtual project management. The process works by considering planning and communication as an emerging process that must be guided but not controlled. Because of its participatory and ad hoc nature, road-mapping process encourages participants to take full responsibility for strategy development. Utilization of the process entails the practice of shared power so as to attain its full effect on the value-creating parts of the organization.

Research, Analysis, Management, Project management, Business management software, Management research, Project management systems, Project management software, Information management software

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