Product Development Projects Dynamics and Emergent Complexity /

• Main Authors: Schlick, Christopher (Author), Demissie, Bruno (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Series: Understanding Complex Systems,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Operations research.; Management science.; Complexity, Computational.; Engineering design.; Engineering economics.; Engineering economy.; Complexity.; Operations Research, Management Science.; Engineering Design.; Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing.

This book primarily explores two topics: the representation of simultaneous, cooperative work processes in product development projects with the help of statistical models, and the assessment of their emergent complexity using a metric from theoretical physics (Effective Measure Complexity, EMC). It...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Mathematical Models of Cooperative Work in Product Development Projects
• Evaluation of Complexity in product development
• model-driven Evaluation of the Emergent Complexity of Cooperative Work based on Effective Measure Complexity
• Validity Analysis of Selected Closed-Form Solutions for Effective Measure Complexity
• Conclusions and Outlook.