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The Application of Group Technology for the Production Time Estimation

The development of industry, transport, communications and technology results in tougher competition, i.e. the process of globalization is manifested. Small and medium enterprises (SME) which are greatly affected by this process are expected to accept or to refuse the received offer in a very short time. Consequently, it is impossible for a small enterprise to create a technological process in order to obtain production times. The idea of the authors of this paper is to develop a classification system of parts by means of group technologies. In the next step, an application to enable the production time estimation, and consequently the production costs estimation, for each family of parts will be developed.

Group technologies, estimation of production times, CAM, code classification.

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