... design objectives may include minimizing intercellular movements, minimizing set-up time, minimizingmachine load variation or maximizing machine utilization, and minimizing the system’s costs. ... includeconstructing a group technology database of parts and their process routings, finding the most suitableroutings among parts’ alternative routings, grouping machines into machine groups, and forming ... including parts, machines, and information into some groupsor subsystems. Introduction of group technology into manufacturing has many advantages, including areduction in flow time, work -in- process,...