| Article ID: | iaor1990895 |
| Country: | United States |
| Volume: | 28 |
| Start Page Number: | 62 |
| End Page Number: | 70 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 1987 |
| Journal: | Production and Inventory Management Journal |
| Authors: | Guerrero Hector H. |
| Keywords: | group technology |
This two-part series will address the concepts and techniques of group technology (GT). Part I provides historical perspective and explains GT, part coding, and classification. It introduces an example which focuses on the difficulties in converting a facility into a GT shop. Part II will deal with implementation issues. [See later abstract.]