Abstract
Effective class to classroom scheduling is critical to perform the academic mission successfully in the University. This practice enables students to take the classes they need in a timely manner and contributes to space utilization as well as both classes and classrooms are scheduled efficiently to support the needs of students, faculty and the institution as a whole. Most institutions handle this scheduling with a manual process coordinating multiple department associates and staff members of the Registration Office. Often, a manual process such as this leads to a number of difficulties and is prone to errors. In light of these challenges, Group Technology (GT) provides a potential answer. GT is a manufacturing technique in which parts having similarities in geometry and manufacturing process are manufactured in one location using a specific set of machines or processes. This paper describes the design of a GT based classroom coding scheme that assists the staff at the University to allocate classrooms for a given semester. This scheme accommodates the most important attributes which identify a specific classroom to be selected. These attributes include classroom size, classroom type, distance from the department, and technology or other room requirements. Consequently, the proposed scheme makes class to classroom allocation issue easy and efficient.