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Expansion of Group Technology Part Coding Based on Functionality

Girdhar, Anupam
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin990649367

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2001, MS, University of Cincinnati, Engineering : Industrial Engineering.
Group Technology (GT) has traditionally been a manufacturing philosophy in which parts are identified and grouped together to take advantage of their similarities in manufacturing and design. Similar parts are arranged into part families. In case of manufacturing, since each family possesses similar manufacturing characteristics, therefore the processing of each member of a family is similar. However, in case of design, Group Technology's use has been limited to standardization of parts and design retrieval only. For example, a designer faced with the task of developing a new part can use the design-retrieval system to determine if a similar part is already in existence. A simple change in an existing part would be much less time consuming than designing from scratch. But this does not contribute to the designing of innovative new products in any way. However, the advent of modern concept of functional reasoning in design provides a great opportunity for exploitation of GT classification techniques. The idea behind designing a product as per functionality is that, once the designer has been able to identify the intended function, he/she can expand it into sub-functions and subsequently map those sub-functions with components capable of fulfilling them. This thesis intends to fill the vast existing gap between functional requirements (sub-functions) and actual embodiments (workparts) which satisfy those functions. It enhances the GT classification of various parts on the basis of their functional applications. The classification provides the designers an important resource for selecting various parts of a product during the initial design phase. It expands the scope and utility of GT part coding and makes it more sensitive. Thus the benefits which accrue from this classification include: providing a design database, significant reduction in design time and effort, providing innovative design solutions, allowing maximum design freedom, avoiding design duplication and encouraging standards to develop. The classification is merged with the existing GT coding systems and hence retains the advantages of a conventional GT code. The underlying concepts, development and application of the new system have been discussed in detail during the course of the thesis.
Anil Mital (Advisor)
110 p.
Group Technology (GT); Classification; Part Coding; Functionality; Design Database; Function Taxonomy

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  • Girdhar, A. (2001). Expansion of Group Technology Part Coding Based on Functionality [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin990649367

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Girdhar, Anupam. Expansion of Group Technology Part Coding Based on Functionality. 2001. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin990649367.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Girdhar, Anupam. "Expansion of Group Technology Part Coding Based on Functionality." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2001. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin990649367

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