The Co-evolution mechanism and stability analysis of service-oriented manufacturing enterprise system
Abstract: Service-oriented
manufacturing (SOM) is a new worldwide trend in the manufacturing industry. An
increasing number of enterprises have realized the advantages and importance of
SOM. However, the co-evolution mechanism and the stability of service-oriented
manufacturing enterprise systems have influences on the form and direction of
evolution and decisions about how to determine the suitable scope of external
investment. This paper aims to reveal the co-evolution mechanism and provide a
scientific framework for the efficient operation of SOM enterprise system.
Design/methodology: Based on a system’s features and the logistic
equation, our research builds a three-dimensional dynamic model with three state
variables: response capability, profitability, and structural complexity. In
addition, an analysis of a system’s stability and state variables is conducted
using the method of synergetics and, simultaneously, the threshold condition of
co-evolution was determined and the evolution mechanism revealed. Finally,
model validity is verified through the simulation of instance.
Findings: By analyzing the dynamic model using Lyapounov stability
analysis, the results show that responsiveness under the threshold condition
will guide an enterprise system’s evolution for a long period of time, and
whether the SOM enterprise system is stable or not depends on the external
investment level ?. When the investment level reaches the threshold condition,
system will realize its development and then repeatedly change from one kind of
structure to another for an extended period. If not, system will be unstable,
although it will improve, the rise in responsiveness will not be obvious.
Originality/value: Most of the related researches are over-reliant on
qualitative description and has seldom been from the perspective of a complex
system. This work is a supplement from evolution perspective to SOM related
theory researches, and also an innovation in the context of complexity science
methods applied in enterprise management field.
Author: Peipei Liang
Journal Code: jptindustrigg150076
