Insights into lean manufacturing from complex systems measures

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
N.A. Scott ◽  
G. Frizelle ◽  
J.H. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Complex Systems ◽  
Lean Manufacturing

Designing Simulation Model of the Production Operation for Further Decision Making

2015 ◽  
Vol 816 ◽  
pp. 562-567
Author(s):  
Daniela Onofrejová ◽  
Jozef Kováč ◽  
Jaroslava Janeková
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Complex Systems ◽  
Performance Improvement ◽  
Material Flow ◽  
Lean Manufacturing ◽  
Theory Of Constraints ◽  
Production Operation ◽  
Process Redesign ◽  
System A ◽  
Wrong Direction

Simulation as a decision making method through its software is a supportive tool for analysis of a material flow, and it is appropriate when a performance of complex systems have to be evaluated, designed and optimized. As the behavior of complex systems is hardly predictable, simulating the existing systems’ performance is helpful in order to gain results of system performance before applying changes in a real system. A change that appears to be a best solution might, after calculation and analysis of its consequences, prove as a wrong direction lead. The more accurately is the model built, the more real results are being achieved. Decisions about the performance improvement might be intuitive as what-if analysis, or achieved by process redesign and improvement methods as Theory of Constraints, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma Method, some of them with slight changes in a single processes following Kaizen principles.

HUMAN FACTORS IN COMPLEX SYSTEMS.

1967 ◽  
Author(s):  
FRANCIS H. THOMAS
Keyword(s):  
Complex Systems ◽  
Human Factors

Complex systems-operational approaches

1990 ◽  
Vol 160 (7) ◽  
pp. 163-164
Author(s):  
Boris B. Kadomtsev
Keyword(s):  
Complex Systems
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