Title :
A Quantitative Model for Logistics System Performance Based on CAS
Author :
Mu, Jing ; Wang, Junhua ; Niu, Jiantao
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Econ. & Manage., Tianjin Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Tianjin, China
Abstract :
The study of complex adaptive systems (CAS) has been a research effort attempting to find common characteristics and/or formal distinctions among complex systems arising in diverse domains that might lead to a better understanding of how complexity occurs, whether it follows any general scientific laws of nature, and how it might be related to simplicity. Based on the complex adaptive system (CAS) theory, this paper demonstrates the complex adaptive nature of logistics system, and argues that logistics system should be treated as a CAS. With this recognition, this paper investigates the complex adaptive performance mechanism of logistics system and proposes a quantitative model of performances on how various factors affect the logistics system.
Keywords :
adaptive systems; large-scale systems; logistics; complex adaptive performance mechanism; complex adaptive systems; logistics system performance; quantitative model; Adaptation model; Adaptive systems; Complexity theory; Logistics; Mathematical model; Organizations; System performance; Complex adaptive system (CAS); Logistics system; Quantitative model;
Conference_Titel :
E-Business and E-Government (ICEE), 2010 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Guangzhou
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3997-3
DOI :
10.1109/ICEE.2010.837