Affiliation:
1. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, India
2. Graphic Era University (Deemed), India
Abstract
Flexibility refers to the capability of a manufacturing system to respond cost effectively and arbitrarily to adapting production needs and necessities. This ability is becoming increasingly important for the design and operation of manufacturing systems, as these systems do function in highly variable and unpredictable environments. In this chapter, the reliability of the flexible manufacturing system has been calculated based on the mathematical framework. The model of the system consists of the system structure and the distribution of its components. The components are assumed to be repairable after various types of failures. In this work, the reliability and availability have been analyzed by using Markov process, Laplace transformations and supplementary variable techniques. Furthermore, the impacts of various failures on reliability, and availability of the system have also been analyzed.