MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF COMPLEXITY IN CLUSTERING FOR VALUE CREATION IN SUSTAINABLE SOCIETIES

Abstract

The global production challenges we face need to be addressed in the multifaceted context of sustainability. Startup enterprises need to be both creative and innovative in order to survive and realize growth. Production clusters are usually formed as a result of common geographical location and/or similar economic activity. Clustering can support distributed manufacturing incubators to overcome social, economic and technological challenges through sharing resources. As these clusters must contribute socio-economically to its community, without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs, complex systems exist. The aim of this paper is to encourage ourselves to direct our research towards concepts which reduce production complexity and support simplicity. This research evaluates several production clusters toward sustainable value creation in developing communities. Key elements of a clustered based growth framework are identified to support manufacturing incubators in South Africa.

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