The Management of Complexity in Manufacturing
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The Management of Complexity in Manufacturing: A Strategic Route Map to Competitive Advantage Through the Control and Measurement of Complexity

The Management of Complexity in Manufacturing: A Strategic Route Map to Competitive Advantage Through the Control and Measurement of Complexity


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Table of Contents:
Part 1 Introduction: manufacturing in the modern world; understanding and measurement; the company route map for tackling complexity; structure of the report. Part 2 Setting the scene: the impact of mass customization; how have companies responded; some insights provided by a study of complexity; where the theory helps; the structure of the report; some health warnings; learning points. Part 3 Understanding complexity: complexity and the changing face of manufacturing; complexity in manufacturing - a short history; importance of flow; the General Motors approach; enter the Japanese; the role of complexity; complexity in academia - an even shorter history; the complexity model; learning points. Part 4 Complexity as a strategic issue: complexity as a strategic issue; the pain of complexity; rationalizing the product range -the Puttick grid; the need for single measure; developing the theory - towards a single measure; learning points. Part 5 Simplifying the manufacturing structure - designing out complexity: structural complexity; design for manufacture; general ideas; stages and states; obstacles to flow; simplicity by design; what is design for manufacture?; a seven-stage process for introducing DFM; learning points. Part 6 Pruning existing structures: removal of processes; the role of mix; information flows; business process re-engineering; have results fulfilled the promise?; learning points. Part 7 The complexity of an operation: operational complexity; programmable and non-programmable states as obstacles; the role of queues; information; measuring complexity in a manufacturing operation; learning points. Part 8 Disturbances: impact of disturbances; the nature of disturbances; handling disturbances; preventing disturbances; total productive maintenance; learning points. Part 9 Controlling the complex plant: planning and its role in complexity; scheduling systems; merits of each system; learning pints. Part 10 The supply chain: the supply chain and complexity; options to improve the working of a supply chain; make or buy; partnering relationships; learning points. Part 11 The cost of complexity: complexity as a generator of costs; a background to cost accounting and its shortcomings; activity-based costing; throughput accounting; calculating the cost of complexity; learning points. Part 12 Emerging concepts: information processing in manufacturing; the concept of an agent; overall systems' behaviour; complex adaptive systems; designing agent systems; conclusion; learning points. Part 13 Theory appendix: what is complexity?; trajectories and their measurement; counting obstacles and the OR relationship; calculating structural complexity; mix; operational (or dynamic) complexity; conclusion.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781898085362
  • Publisher: Business Intelligence
  • Publisher Imprint: Business Intelligence
  • Height: 300 mm
  • Returnable: N
  • ISBN-10: 1898085366
  • Publisher Date: 16 Dec 1998
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: A Strategic Route Map to Competitive Advantage Through the Control and Measurement of Complexity


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