Scheduling customized bag production: an application of the Group Technology concept
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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Citation
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
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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