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Group Technology Vit
Group Technology Vit
Everyday Examples
1. Fast food chains
2. Doctors
A FAMILY OF PARTS
Gt affects
every operating and staff function.
It is more than merely a technique, but a total
Manufacturing philosophy.
DATA
PROCESSING
DESIGN
ENGINEERING
MAINTENANCE
INVENTORY
TOOL
ENGINEERING
PLANNING
ESTIMATING
PURCHASING
INDUSTRIAL
RELATIONS
ASSEMBLY
QUALITY
CONTROL
MANAGEMENT
MFG.
ENGINEERING
R&D
COST
ACCOUNTING
SALES
GT
SHIPPING &
RECEIVING
Contd
Examples:
Part Design Attributes
Major processes
Minor operations
Fixtures needed
Length/diameter ratio
Surface finish
Tolerances-----machine tool Operation sequence
Major dimension Tooling
Batch size
Hierarchical Structure
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Technique:
1. Determine part and machine requirements
2. Numerically code each part
Geometry (& size)
Material
Other specifications (tolerance,
Surface finish)
3. Form a family of similar parts which use
(Largely) the same set of machine tools
4. Lay out of each cell (a group of machine
Tools) to make a family of parts
5. Design group tooling
Example:
L
L
Drilling
Milling
Lathe
L
L
M
M
M
M
Grinding
L
L
M
Assembly
Receiving and
Shipping
PROCESS-TYPE LAYOUT
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A
Receiving
Shipping
Cellular Layout
Department #2
D
Department #1
M
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Department #3
L
M
M
HIGH
PR
VOLUME
TRANSFER
LINE
SPECIAL
SYSTEM
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FLEXIBLE
MANUFACTURING
SYSTEM
MANUFACTURING
Cells
STD. AND GEN.
MACHINERY
LOW
VARIETY
HIGH