Industrial Types of Manufacturing Complexity

Wan Hasrulnizzam Wan Mahmood

Faculty of Manufacturing Engineering,

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Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Hang Tuah Jaya, 75450 Melaka

Phone: +606-2332398, Fax: +606-2332414, Email: hasrulnizzam@utem.edu.my

Abstract – This paper is prepared to disclose the types of

manufacturing complexity for just over a half of hundred

manufacturing companies in Malaysia. Complexity was claimed

has negative correlation with productivity. The manufacturing

complexity is divided into six categories; manufacturing system

design, inventory management, supply chain management,

human resource and job design, quality management system

and project management. The results show that there are

various types of manufacturing complexity in different

industries. However, most of manufacturing complexities are

not significance with product characteristics, company main

business operation, process type, layout, and operation system.

Keywords – Manufacturing Complexity, Manufacturing

Industries

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