Measuring the mix response flexibility of manufacturing systems

This paper is concerned with a particular flexibility parameter, referred t o as mix response flexibility. This is a measure of the difficulty of proce ssing different products on the same equipment, where a different set-up is required for each product type. A mathematical model for measuring mix res ponse flexibility is described, and its results are compared with a simulat ion. The model is found to give meaningful results for both single machines and multiple machine systems.