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As we adopt new manufacturing concepts, such as Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems (RMSes), we must also ask where it is best to use them and how best to use them. Accordingly, we must adapt our design, modelling, and measurement techniques.
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Urbani, A., Negri, S. (2006). Production System Modelling for the Evaluation of the Degree of Reconfigurability. In: Dashchenko, A.I. (eds) Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems and Transformable Factories. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-29397-3_12
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