Normative design of organizations. II. Organizational structure

For pt.I. see ibid., p. 346-59. This paper presents a multiobjective structural optimization process of designing an organization to execute a specific mission. We provide mathematical formulations for optimization problems arising in Phases II and III of our organizational design process and polyno...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on systems, man and cybernetics. Part A, Systems and humans man and cybernetics. Part A, Systems and humans, 2002-05, Vol.32 (3), p.360-375
Main Authors: Levchuk, G.M., Levchuk, Y.N., Jie Luo, Pattipati, K.R., Kleinman, D.L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Algorithm design and analysis
Computational complexity
Decision making
Design engineering
Design methodology
Design optimization
Humans
Mathematical analysis
Mathematical models
Missions
Optimization
Organizational structure
Organizations
Phases
Polynomials
Process design
Scheduling
Uncertainty
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Summary:For pt.I. see ibid., p. 346-59. This paper presents a multiobjective structural optimization process of designing an organization to execute a specific mission. We provide mathematical formulations for optimization problems arising in Phases II and III of our organizational design process and polynomial algorithms to solve the corresponding problems. Our organizational design methodology applies specific optimization techniques at different phases of the design, efficiently matching the structure of a mission (in particular, the one defined by the courses of action obtained from mission planning) to that of an organization. It allows an analyst to obtain an acceptable tradeoff among multiple mission and design objectives, as well as between computational complexity and solution efficiency (desired degree of suboptimality).
ISSN:1083-4427
2168-2216
1558-2426
2168-2232
DOI:10.1109/TSMCA.2002.802820