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The control of variety, as distinct from an initial programme of reduction, demands a system by which existing products or components can be readily identified to avoid unnecessary duplication of design and to enable the benefits of manufacturing a narrower range of products or components to be achieved.
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Opitz, H., A Classification System to Describe Workpieces, parts i and ii (Pergamon Press, 1970).
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Swann, K. (1973). Classification Systems. In: Techniques for Production Efficiency. Macmillan Handbooks in Industrial Management. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-01790-4_4
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