Assessing operational complexity of manufacturing systems based on statistical complexity

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 50, Issue 14, 2012, Pages 3673-3685

  Vrabic, Rok ^a   Butala, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

complexity; manufacturing systems; statistical complexity

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXITY; CONTROL METHODS; COORDINATION AND CONTROL; GLOBAL RECESSION; OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT; OPERATIONAL COMPLEXITY; PRODUCTION DATA; SIMULATION STUDIES; STATISTICAL COMPLEXITY; SYSTEM STRUCTURES; SYSTEMS THINKING; TEMPORAL ASPECTS;

COMPUTATIONAL MECHANICS;

MANUFACTURE;

EID: 79957660487     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2011.575098     Document Type: Article

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