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Alkan, Bugra, Vera, Daniel A., Ahmad, Mussawar and Harrison, Robert (2017) Complexity in manufacturing systems and its measures : a literature review. European Journal of Industrial Engineering, 12 (1). pp. 116-150. doi:10.1504/EJIE.2018.089883
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1504/EJIE.2018.089883
Abstract
Complexity in manufacturing systems still remains a challenge and leads to operational issues and increased production cost. In this paper, drivers of complexity and typical symptoms of complex manufacturing systems are identified. A comprehensive review of studies published within the last two decades to assess manufacturing system complexity are presented. The key contributions of this review are: 1) a classification of complexity assessment methods based on perceived complexity symptoms; 2) a comprehensive review of assessment methods with cross-evaluation to identify appropriate use based on available data; 3) recommendations for the wider academic and industrial community, based on research trends identified in the literature, as to how complexity assessment should be addressed in the future. It is concluded that the assessment of complexity is necessary so that it can be controlled effectively, however the industry suffers from a lack of practical tools to support in this endeavour.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Science > WMG (Formerly the Warwick Manufacturing Group) | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | European Journal of Industrial Engineering | ||||||
| Publisher: | Inderscience | ||||||
| ISSN: | 1751-5254 | ||||||
| Official Date: | 2017 | ||||||
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| Volume: | 12 | ||||||
| Number: | 1 | ||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 116-150 | ||||||
| DOI: | 10.1504/EJIE.2018.089883 | ||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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