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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