Dale, B.G.; Burbidge, J.L.; Cottam, M.J. - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 4 (1984) 1, pp. 34-47
A large multi‐national Engineering company, with production facilities in the UK, recently undertook a study into the possibility of using Group Technology in a proposed “focused factory” for the manufacture of transmission gears and shafts. This paper briefly describes the reasons for...