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  • Assessing operational complexity of manufacturing systems based on statistical complexity
    Vrabič, Rok ; Butala, Peter, 1953-
    The aim of this paper is to contribute to complex systems thinking in manufacturing organisations through the development of a metric for operational complexity. Operational complexity is concerned ... with the temporal aspects of coordination and control in manufacturing systems. Statistical complexity from computational mechanics theory is proposed as the metric. The metric can potentially be used to support decision making by objective assessment of complexity. The properties of the metric are explored through simulation studies. The simulation results confirm that the proposed metric captures the intuitive notion of complexity. It is shown that operational complexity is influenced by internal factors such as system structure, as well as external ones such as demand, and that complexity can be managed through the application of appropriate control methods. A case study is presented that applies the metric to real production data. The case study shows that the global recession had resulted in a decreased operational complexity of outputs.
    Vir: International Journal of Production Research. - ISSN 0020-7543 (Vol. 50, iss. 14, 2012, str. 3673-3685)
    Vrsta gradiva - članek, sestavni del ; neleposlovje za odrasle
    Leto - 2012
    Jezik - angleški
    COBISS.SI-ID - 11924251
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