Graph theoretic structural modeling based new measures of complexity for analysis of lean initiatives
| Autor: | Varinder Singh, Pravin M. Singru |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Structure (mathematical logic)
0209 industrial biotechnology Decision support system Total quality management Computer science Strategy and Management media_common.quotation_subject Complexity theory and organizations 05 social sciences 02 engineering and technology Lean manufacturing Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Computer Science Applications Reduction (complexity) 020901 industrial engineering & automation Risk analysis (engineering) Control and Systems Engineering Originality 0502 economics and business Function (engineering) 050203 business & management Software media_common |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management. 29:329-349 |
| ISSN: | 1741-038X |
| Popis: | Purpose The purpose of this paper is to propose the use of graph theoretic structural modeling for assessing the possible reduction in complexity of the work flow procedures in an organization due to lean initiatives. A tool to assess the impact of lean initiative on complexity of the system at an early stage of decision making is proposed. Design/methodology/approach First, the permanent function-based graph theoretic structural model has been applied to understand the complex structure of a manufacturing system under consideration. The model helps by systematically breaking it into different sub-graphs that identify all the cycles of interactions among the subsystems in the organization in a systematic manner. The physical interpretation of the existing quantitative methods linked to graph theoretic methodology, namely two types of coefficients of dissimilarity, has been used to evolve the new measures of organizational complexity. The new methods have been deployed for studying the impact of different lean initiatives on complexity reduction in a case industrial organization. Findings The usefulness and the application of new proposed measures of complexity have been demonstrated with the help of three cases of lean initiatives in an industrial organization. The new measures of complexity have been proposed as a credible tool for studying the lean initiatives and their implications. Research limitations/implications The paper may lead many researchers to use the proposed tool to model different cases of lean manufacturing and pave a new direction for future research in lean manufacturing. Practical implications The paper demonstrates the application of new tools through cases and the tool may be used by practitioners of lean philosophy or total quality management to model and investigate their decisions. Originality/value The proposed measures of complexity are absolutely new addition to the tool box of graph theoretic structural modeling and have a potential to be adopted by practical decision makers to steer their organizations though such decisions before the costly interruptions in manufacturing systems are tried on ground. |
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