International Journal of Engineering and Technology

Machine loading problem of flexible manufacturing systems(FMS) is specified as to assign the machines, operations of selected jobs, and tools necessary to perform these operations by satisfying the constraints in ordered ensure the ensure the minimum system imbalance and maximize throughput, when system is in operation. This work reviewed the literature on machine loading problem of FMS and classified the articles according to the approaches used to solve the machine loading problem in FMS and presented the gist of literature reviewed.