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1. Perform a group technology analysis using Row and Column Masking.

2. Perform the same analysis using S-Link.

3. Perform the same analysis one laSt time using A-Link/

4. Compare your answers from #1 and the dendrograms from #2 and #3. What grouping would you recommend form each approach? Which do you think is the best and why?

Part 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 1 1 1 1 - - 1 1 1 1 1 - - 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 - 1 - - - - 1 1 - 1 1 1 - 1 3 3 - 1 1 1 - - - 1 - 1 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - Machine 5 5 1 - 1 - 1 1 - 1 - - - - 1 - 1 - 6 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 1 1 1 - - 1 1 1 8 8 - 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 -- 9 - 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 - 10 - - - 1 1 1 - - 1 1 - 1 11 - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 1 - - - - - 1 - - - 1