Abstract
In recent years the tendency towards varied and short-life merchandise has led to the progress in Factory Automation (FA) in industry. GERT (Graphical Evaluation and Review Technique) is being used for designing manufacturing systems, and equipment in FA. This paper discusses the arrangement of manufacturing processes in which manufactured goods are produced by repeating basic processes. The most suitable arrangement in manufacturing processes is investigated to make use of Graph Theory. A technique is put forward for measuring the shortest manufacturing course. The effectiveness of this technique is demonstrated in a LSI product.
