Complexity Index : Assessing the impact of external and internal complexity on production plant performance
ISBN
9789491621000
Type
conference paper
Date Issued
2012-07-01
Author(s)
Abstract
Managing complexity induced by product variety represents a major challenge for industrial companies. Companies are especially concerned with the assessment of variety-induced complexity at production plants and its impact on operational performance. This paper, following a methodical combination of qualitative and quantitative approaches, presents a complexity index consisting of 20 operational indicators. Taking the index as a basis, the relationship between complexity and operational plant performance is investigated. Finally, two clusters, built on their performance level and ability to transfer high external complexity into low internal complexity, are compared in detail.
Language
English
Keywords
Complexity
Performance
Complexity Index
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
HSG Profile Area
SoM - Business Innovation
Refereed
Yes
Book title
Serving the World
Volume
1. Auflage
Start page
11
Event Title
4th World Conference on P&OM/19th International EurOMA Conference 2012
Event Location
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Event Date
01.-04.07.2012
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
215046