Abstract
Group Technology (GT.) is a management concept which adequately serves the purpose of increasing the productivity of a small batch producer. Since its inception, the concept has progressively grown from a technique to a philosophy and its impact- on the different limbs of the organization structure is now being recognized. Companies that have adopted G.T. claim significant reductions in throughput times and costs. But analytical research on G.T. is lagging behind its industrial application
The main thrust of this research effort is to define the critical problem areas encountered while taking an analytical approach. A simulation model in SEMSGRJ PT 1 I'd has been developed for the purpose of the research. The effect of the important variables on the performance of a G.T. shop is demonstrated with the help of this model. The model is intended to be general so that the significance of the different parameters and variables can be evaluated for several manufacturing environments.