Systems and methods for flexible manufacturing using self-driving vehicles

A system for assembling a workpiece comprising:

• a plurality of workstations for performing assembly operations;
• and
• a fleet-management system having a processor configured to:
• identify at least a subset of workstations of the plurality of workstations that are designated to perform operations corresponding to a sequence of assembly operations for assembling the workpiece;
• determine a set of performance metrics for each workstation of the at least subset of workstations, based on sensor data received from one or more of one or more self-driving vehicles and one or more sensor systems at the plurality of workstations;
• select, from the at least subset of the workstations, a sequence of workstations for assembling the workpiece based on the set of performance metrics determined for each workstation of the subset of workstations;
• and
• generate a mission executable by a self-driving vehicle of the one or more self-driving vehicles transporting the workpiece, wherein the mission comprises a sequence of waypoints corresponding to the sequence of workstations.