noun
Flexible Manufacturing System; FMS
A manufacturing system designed to handle a wide variety of products in small to medium quantities, often computer-controlled. Technical term used in production engineering and computing contexts.
当社では多品種中少量生産システムを導入し、多様な注文に柔軟に対応しています。
Our company has introduced a Flexible Manufacturing System to flexibly handle diverse orders.
Compound of 多品種 (many product types), 中少量 (small to medium quantities), 生産 (production), and システム (system). The term is a direct Japanese formation corresponding to the English 'Flexible Manufacturing System'.