Flexibility and complexity: is it a trade-off?

被引:58
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作者
Chryssolouris, George [1 ]
Efthymiou, Konstantinos [1 ]
Papakostas, Nikolaos [1 ]
Mourtzis, Dimitris [1 ]
Pagoropoulos, Aris [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Patras, Lab Mfg Syst & Automat, Patras, Greece
关键词
flexibility; complexity; measures; trade-off; MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; DYNAMICS;
D O I
10.1080/00207543.2012.761362
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
The aim of this paper is to investigate the relationship between flexibility and complexity. A number of flexibility measurement approaches are presented and are connected with the flexibility types they address. A series of measures and methods for the analysis and assessment of static and dynamic complexity are provided. A new measure for the assessment of static complexity, based on network complexity, is introduced. The relationship between flexibility and complexity is investigated with the help of two sets of indicative, simple and yet realistic manufacturing systems.
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页码:6788 / 6802
页数:15
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