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Manufacturing systems engineering is characterized by increased technological complexity, requiring co-operation by many different experts. The management of this process is often carried out in an ad hoc manner. However, co-ordination is very important, and has a major influence on lead-time as well as quality of the resulting manufacturing system. This paper argues for conscious and a continuous...