Conveyance system and automated manufacturing system

An automated manufacturing system comprising:

• a plurality of modules in which manufacture processing devices are installed in cells arranged in a matrix array;
• a first control component that is configured to transmit a processing program to said manufacture processing devices within said plurality of modules;
• a movable device that is configured to be both vertically and horizontally movable for conveying an article which is installed in said manufacture processing device to another manufacture processing device, and a robot selected from the group consisting of an articulated robot and an orthogonal robot mounted on said movable, said robot comprising:
• a hand;
• and
• a gripper disposed on said hand, said gripper configured to hold said article;
• and
• a second control component that is configured to control said movable device and said robot;
• wherein said first control component is configured to recognize a working range of said robot based on a present position of said movable device and a present position of said robot, to recognize a location of said article in a conveyance standby state based on a processing progress state of at least one of said manufacture processing devices, and to issue a conveyance command to said second control component while assigning high priority to said article within a working range of said robot and assigning low priority to said article to be conveyed outside said working range of said robot without moving said movable device;
• and
• wherein said second control component is configured to control said robot and said movable device so as to convey said article in accordance with said priorities.