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SUMMARY This paper is concerned with the comparison and selection of systems for the mass production, in particular the assembly, of complex discrete items. A possible procedure is proposed for system selection based upon (a) an examination of the feasibility of using certain basic system types in particular situations, (b) a comparison of feasible alternatives based upon certain quantifiable factors, and finally (c) a study of the non-quantifiable aspects of systems. Basic system types are listed, a detailed procedure is proposed for the quantitative analysis and some relevant non-quantifiable factors are identified.
KAY WILD (1975) studied this question.