Computational system for group technology – PFA case study

Abstract

A computational implementation of the production flow analysis, a software named GROUPTEC, for a small company has been proposed. Using GROUPTEC, a case study has been devised and applied to a company, belonging to aluminium‐manufactured products branch. Four analyses of the production flow have been performed, that is, the factory flow analysis; group analysis; line analysis, and tool analysis. After the above technique application, the final results related to the technological cells and their components; part families and machinery groups lead to an adequate cell arrangement, with a grouping efficiency of approximately 98.8 per cent. A productivity gain of 30 per cent has been estimated with the time in movement of parts and queuing at the machine.

Citation

Ribeiro dos Santos, N. and Oliveira de Araújo, L. (2003), "Computational system for group technology – PFA case study", Integrated Manufacturing Systems, Vol. 14 No. 2, pp. 138-152. https://doi.org/10.1108/09576060310459438