The utility of complexity [manufacturing system evolution]
Author :
Efstathiou, Janet
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng. Sci., Oxford Univ.
Volume :
81
Issue :
2
fYear :
2002
fDate :
4/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
73
Lastpage :
76
Abstract :
The author presents a simple model of how a manufacturing system, under human management, evolves over time. Such a system shows cycles of simple, regular operations, alternating with stressful, difficult behaviour
Keywords :
chaos; management; manufacture; nonlinear dynamical systems; system theory; alternating behaviour; complexity; cyclic system; human management; manufacturing system evolution; simple regular operations; stressful difficult behaviour;
