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Scheduling customized bag production: an application of the Group Technology concept

Zhiwei Zhu (Department of Management and Quantitative Methods, The University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA)
William A. Cernich (Manager of Data Services, Cajun Bag and Supply, Crowley, Louisiana, USA)
Paul H. Meredith (Department of Management and Quantitative Methods, The University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA)
Patricia A. Lanier (Department of Management and Quantitative Methods, The University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA)

Industrial Management & Data Systems

ISSN: 0263-5577

Article publication date: 1 February 1997

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Abstract

Describes the application of the Group Technology concept in scheduling industrial bag production in a woven products division of a bag manufacturer. The labour assignments, determined through a linear goal programming model, minimize unbalanced workloads among the operations. This study shows a new application area of the Group Technology concept which leads to a better solution of labour assignments and provides management with valuable information essential to the development of a strategic competitive advantage.

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Zhu, Z., Cernich, W.A., Meredith, P.H. and Lanier, P.A. (1997), "Scheduling customized bag production: an application of the Group Technology concept", Industrial Management & Data Systems, Vol. 97 No. 1, pp. 31-36. https://doi.org/10.1108/02635579710161322

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MCB UP Ltd

Copyright © 1997, MCB UP Limited

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