THIS PAPER DESCRIBES AN ATTRIBUTE-BASED GROUP TECHNOLOGY CODING SYSTEM. THE SYSTEM DEVELOPED IS ESSENTIALLY A DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WHICH CONTAINS BETWEEN 10 AND 150 FIELDS OF EITHER QUANTITATIVE OR QUALITATIVE DESCRIPTIONS OF SEVEN FAMILIES OF COMPONENT PARTS, RAW MATERIALS, OR 10 FAMILIES OF COMMERCIALLY PURCHASED ITEMS. THE SYSTEM DEVELOPED IS CAPABLE OF INTERFACING TO MRP, PURCHASING, MANUFACTURING, AND OTHER DATABASES. THE APPROACH TAKEN TO SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION ALSO IS DESCRIBED.
| Number of Pages : | 9 |
| Published : | 06/01/1990 |
