Efficient solving of the group technology problem

Machine-component grouping in production flow analysis: an approach using a rank order clustering algorithm

John R. King · International Journal of Production Research · 1980 · 794 citations

Cluster Computing, Engineering, Industrial Engineering +24

Problem Decomposition and Data Reorganization by a Clustering Technique

William T. McCormick, Paul J. Schweitzer, Thomas W. White · Operations Research · 1972 · 709 citations

Cluster Computing, Engineering, Complexity Reduction +19

The Introduction of Group Technology

P.C.T. Willey · Production Engineer · 1975 · 425 citations

Group Communication, Organizational Communication, Design +4

The part families problem in flexible manufacturing systems

Andrew Kusiak · Annals of Operations Research · 1985 · 186 citations

Industrial Design, Engineering, Flexible Manufacturing Technology +9

Strategic subcontracting for efficient disaggregated manufacturing

Kuldeep Kumar, Anthony Vannelli · Illinois Digital Environment for Access to Learning and Scholarship (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) · 1986 · 182 citations · Full text

Engineering, Material Processing, Mechanical Engineering +11