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Scheduling in flexible manufacturing systems (FMSs) differs from that conve
ntional job shop because each operation of a job may be performed by any on
e of several machines. In the current paper, the interactive process betwee
n routing flexibility index (single route index up to 192 route index are c
lassified into nine route flexibility indices), different interruption rati
os (zero up to 100% art:classified into six interruption indices), as well
as 16 dispatching polices are studied. The dispatching mechanism that will
perform the best with the considered measuring performance criteria for eac
h route flexibility index and model configuration has been determined. Glob
al conclusions and trend of variations have been highlighted. (C) 2000 Publ
ished by Elsevier Science B.V.