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Applying Group Technology Principles to Warehousing Operations
Author(s) -
Shafer Scott M.,
Ernst Ricardo
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
international journal of purchasing and materials management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.75
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1745-493X
pISSN - 1055-6001
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-493x.1993.tb00005.x
Subject(s) - group (periodic table) , service (business) , computer science , data warehouse , group technology , distribution (mathematics) , operations research , engineering , database , business , manufacturing engineering , mathematics , marketing , chemistry , organic chemistry , mathematical analysis
This article suggests a number of ways that group technology (GT) principles can be applied in warehousing operations. To evaluate the suggested GT approaches, their use in a distribution organization was studied. This study produced a great deal of useful information about the applicability of GT principles to service operations. These results and related managerial insights are presented and discussed.