As globalization of markets raises competitive pressures, one essential requirement for the survival of
organizations is their capability to meet competition. Market needs cause unceasing changes in the life
cycle, shape, quality and price of products. Manufacturing flexibility is an effective way to face up to the
uncertainties of this rapidly changing environment and it is defined as the ability to absorb various
disturbances which occur in production systems, as well as the ability to incorporate and exploit new
technological advances and work practices.
The aim of this paper is to measure capability and requirement of flexibility in manufacturing system. We
propose Objective Matrix (OMAX) and Entropy integration method to measure flexibility.
Keywords : flexibility, objective matrix, entrop
