Modelling and analysis of FMS productivity variables by ISM, SEM and GTMA approach

Vineet JAIN, Tilak RAJ

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Front. Mech. Eng. ›› 2014, Vol. 9 ›› Issue (3) : 218-232. DOI: 10.1007/s11465-014-0309-7
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Modelling and analysis of FMS productivity variables by ISM, SEM and GTMA approach

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Productivity has often been cited as a key factor in a flexible manufacturing system (FMS) performance, and actions to increase it are said to improve profitability and the wage earning capacity of employees. Improving productivity is seen as a key issue for survival and success in the long term of a manufacturing system. The purpose of this paper is to make a model and analysis of the productivity variables of FMS. This study was performed by different approaches viz. interpretive structural modelling (ISM), structural equation modelling (SEM), graph theory and matrix approach (GTMA) and a cross-sectional survey within manufacturing firms in India. ISM has been used to develop a model of productivity variables, and then it has been analyzed. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) are powerful statistical techniques. CFA is carried by SEM. EFA is applied to extract the factors in FMS by the statistical package for social sciences (SPSS 20) software and confirming these factors by CFA through analysis of moment structures (AMOS 20) software. The twenty productivity variables are identified through literature and four factors extracted, which involves the productivity of FMS. The four factors are people, quality, machine and flexibility. SEM using AMOS 20 was used to perform the first order four-factor structures. GTMA is a multiple attribute decision making (MADM) methodology used to find intensity/quantification of productivity variables in an organization. The FMS productivity index has purposed to intensify the factors which affect FMS.

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FMS / ISM / EFA / SEM / GTMA

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Vineet JAIN, Tilak RAJ. Modelling and analysis of FMS productivity variables by ISM, SEM and GTMA approach. Front. Mech. Eng., 2014, 9(3): 218‒232 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11465-014-0309-7

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