UNIT FOUR: GROUP TECHNOLOGY AND CAPP

Sl. Questions Level of Marks

No. R/U/A
1 Define Group Technology?
2 What are the production conditions under which group technology and
cellular manufacturing are Not applicable?
3 What are the two major tasks the company must undertake when it is
implements group technology?
4 What is a part family?
5 List out the objectives of GT?
6 List the advantages of GT over Process type plant layout?
7 What are the three methods of grouping the parts into families generally
adopted in GT?
8 Describe a) Intuitive Grouping b) Parts Classification and coding c)
Production flow analysis?
9 Explain design attributes and manufacturing attributes categories of part
families used in intuitive grouping or visual inspection methods.
10 List the three reasons for using a coding scheme in part classification and
coding used in GT.
11 List the three categories in which part classification and coding system
falls.
12 Describe the three structures uses in parts classification and coding
related to GT.
13 Differentiate hierarchical structure and a chain-type structure in a
classification and coding system
14 List the two anomalies that can occur in part classification and coding
during part families identification by production flow analysis.
15 Describe the procedure adopted in production flow analysis.
16 State the application of Group Technology.
17 Describe Group Technology in manufacturing application.
18 Describe Group Technology in Design application.
19 Explain OPTIZ part classification and coding?
20 The OPTIZ coding scheme uses the following digit sequence:
12345 6789 ABCD
a) Interpret the meaning of first five digit.
b) Interpret the meaning of second four digit.
c) Interpret the meaning of last four alphabets.
21 Given the rotational part design in Figure, determine the form code in
the Opitz parts classification and coding system

22 Determine the form code in the Opitz parts classification and coding
system of the given figure.

23 Determine the form code in the Opitz parts classification and coding
system of the given figure.

24 Solve the given problem using Rank Order Cluster Method.

25 Solve the given problem using Rank Order Cluster Method.

26 Explain the process of adopting CAPP while developing process plan.

27 List the benefits of CAPP?
28 Describe retrieval CAPP system?
29 Describe generative CAPP system?
30 Draw flow diagram / flow chart showing general procedure for using one
of the retrieval CAPP system.