ABSTRACT
Nowadays, the term manufacturing system signifies a broad systematic view of manufacturing. Based upon the structural definition of the system, the manufacturing system is a unified assemblage of hardware, which includes production facilities, materials-handling equipment, workers, and other supplementary devices. Historically the phrase 'manufacturing system' was employed as early as 1815; a utopian socialist used this term meaning a 'factory system'. Based upon a transformational definition of the system, the manufacturing system is defined as the conversion process of the resources of production, particularly the raw materials, into the finished products, aiming at maximum productivity. In the early 20th century the system's view in management and manufacturing was emphasised as 'Scientific Management' by Taylor. Management, is an attempt to achieve organisational objectives through integrating resources, such as men, machines, materials, and money, which are not originally related to each other.
