How much does variety-induced complexity actually cost? Linking axiomatic design with cost modeling

Start Page
813
End Page
827
Citation
Logistik im Wandel der Zeit – Von der Produktionssteuerung zu vernetzten Supply Chains - Festschrift für Wolfgang Kersten zum 60. Geburtstag, Gabler Verlag: 813-827 (2019)
Publisher DOI
10.1007/978-3-658-25412-4_39
Publisher
Gabler Verlag
Today, companies tend to offer a wide range of products, and the continuous introduction of more specific variants for individual customers is associated with complexity. This complexity is, to some degree, inevitable, and will yield additional costs that are frequently called complexity costs (Schuh, 2005). As a result, many organizations are facing the challenge of reconciling increased complexity with limiting costs, to be able to offer products at acceptable prices on the market.