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A Business Typological Framework for the Management of Product Complexity

Year: 2016

Type: book-chapter

Abstract: Managing complexity and product variety in product development, manufacturing and sales is a key factor to a company’s success. Nevertheless, a general definition of complexity as well as dimensions for measurement of complexity is not yet at hand. After discussing different approaches for complexity management and measurement and deriving measures and dimensions, we introduce the Hannover House of Complexity as framework for the assessment of complexity management techniques and tools. Since complexity is considered to be company specific, this framework is combined with a business typology. As example, product configuration systems for mass customization businesses are classified and discussed in the House of Complexity.

Source: Springer proceedings in business and economics

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-29058-4_18

Authors: Paul Christoph Gembarski, Roland Lachmayer

Institution: Leibniz University Hannover

Language: English

Topic: Product Development and Customization

Subfield: Management of Technology and Innovation

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W2494446591

FWCI: 6.644

Cites: 8

Cited by: 14

Related to: 10