群組技術是一種製造哲學，藉由分類及群聚類似的作業與工件，以減少各種作業及時間的浪費，並迅速及有效地存取、修改重複或類似的資訊。群組技術觀念之形成至今已數十年，國外對於其在工業界實際應用情形的研究調查報告已非常多，反觀國內卻一直沒有類似的研究，因此探討群組技術在臺灣本土製造業的實際應用情形及未來可能的應用趨勢，實有其必要性。 本研究係群組技術樂分類與編碼系統在臺灣工業界使用情形的初步調查，故選擇零組件種類繁多、高度可能引用群組技術觀念的交通運輸工具製造業廠商為研究對象，調查群組技術念及分類與編碼系統在工設計、製程規劃、生產規劃與管制，以及採購、銷售與成本估算等範疇的應用情形、獲致效益、實施時遭遇之困難(包括技術層面與非技術層面)、可能的改善方向、和政府相關單位之技術支援需求。本研究調查結果亦可作為工業局或其他相關單位進動產業升級等相關輔導工作時之重要參考依據。

Group technology (GT) is a manufacturing philosophy which can greatly reduce operational wastes and can effectively manage complicated but similar information through properly classifying and grouping like things together. Major applications of group technology in manufacturing are generally recognized as part design, process planning, and production planning and control. In addition, a plenty of successful real-world practices of GT in purchasing, sales, and cost estimation have been reported in U.S.A, in P.R.C., and in European Countries in the last few decades. Although the concept of GT has been propagated in Taiwan’s industries for at least ten to fifteen years, there are very few practical applications been reported or surveyed. It is indeed necessary to have an extensive study of GT applications in Taiwan’s manufacturers. This research focuses on the study of applications of classification and coding (C&C) techniques in transportation manufacturers whose potential in the application of GT concept is relatively manufacturers whose potential in the application of GT concept is relatively higher. This pilot study presents a general profile of GT applications in Taiwan’s transportation manufacturers. It provides a valuable references for the Industrial Bureau as well as corresponding corporate organizations in future assisting industrial upgrades. Equivalent studies to other industries are highly suggested.