Multiple station FMS can use handshaking signals to alter functions at only one station to manufacture variations to a base product.

• A. True
• B. Sometimes
• C. False
• D. Not possible

Answer: (C)

In a multi-station FMS, handshaking signals are used to coordinate operations and routing between stations. This coordination allows the system to reconfigure how a product is processed across several stations to produce variations of a base product. If you want a different variant, the routing, sequence of operations, and possibly tooling or fixtures can change, which typically involves more than one station working in concert. Limiting changes to just a single station would disrupt the flow and require ad hoc adjustments, so the system is designed for coordinated changes across multiple stations. Therefore, the statement is not correct.