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Study of the effects of complexity on the manufacturing sector

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There are factors linked to the complexity of manufacturing systems that influence the development of processes and affect the indicators of a company. The objective of this work is to identify the effects and factors that generate complexity in an economic sector, additional management methods and indicators that allow a proposed solution. The methodological approach is based on the instrument developed by the University of Bayreuth, which allows the identification of effects, factors, methods and management indicators. The study is based on a sample of 71 small and medium enterprises from the city of Cartagena, Colombia. The results show the relevant factors of complexity according to their type and origin that intervene in the manufacturing sector, as well as the different methodologies and management indicators that allow managers to improve the performance of their companies and the sector

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Thanks are due to the 71 small and medium-sized enterprises in the manufacturing sector of the city of Cartagena, Colombia, for their access to technical visits, compilation of information and support for the implementation of the instrument. Likewise to the Fundación Universitaria Tecnológico Comfenalco (FUTC), Investigation Group Ciptec, Universidad de la Costa (CUC)—Colombia and to the Universidad Nacional Lomas de Zamora (UNLZ)—Argentina, for the support of its academic and scientific group.

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  1. Grupo de Investigación Ciptec, Industrial Engineering Department, Fundacion Universitaria Tecnológico Comfenalco, Cartagena, Colombia

    Germán Herrera Vidal

  2. Universidad Lomas de Zamora, Lomas de Zamora, Argentina

    Germán Herrera Vidal

  3. Industrial Engineering Department, Universidad de La Costa, Barranquilla, Colombia

    Jairo Rafael Coronado Hernández

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Vidal, G.H., Hernández, J.R.C. Study of the effects of complexity on the manufacturing sector. Prod. Eng. Res. Devel. 15, 69–78 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11740-020-01014-2

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