Meyer, MatthiasMatthiasMeyerMeßerschmidt, Ole JanOle JanMeßerschmidtMertens, Kai GustavKai GustavMertens2020-03-282020-03-282019Logistik im Wandel der Zeit – Von der Produktionssteuerung zu vernetzten Supply Chains - Festschrift für Wolfgang Kersten zum 60. Geburtstag, Gabler Verlag: 813-827 (2019)http://hdl.handle.net/11420/5540Today, 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.enBook Part10.1007/978-3-658-25412-4_39Other