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Selected list of publications

Book chapters

  1. J. Efstathiou, S. Sivadasan, A. Calinescu, L. Huaccho Huatuco, Supply Chain Complexity, in Supply Chains: Concepts, Critique and Futures, New, S. and Westbrook, R. (Eds.), Oxford University Press (To appear).
  2. J. Efstathiou, S. Sivadasan, A. Calinescu and C. Mchunu, The Supply Chain, in Manufacturing Engineering Handbook, Springer Verlag (To appear).
  3. J. Efstathiou, A. Calinescu, J. Schirn, L. Fjeldsoe–Nielsen, S. Sivadasan, J. Bermejo and C. Neill (2001) Assessing the Effectiveness of Manufacturing Information Systems. In: Human Performance in Planning and Scheduling: Fieldwork studies, Methodologies and Research Issues, B. L. MacCarthy and J. R. Wilson (Eds.), Taylor and Francis, London, UK, 311-338.
Journal papers
  1.  L. Huaccho Huatuco, J. Efstathiou, A. Calinescu, S. Sivadasan ad S. Kariuki (2003) Comparing the impact of different rescheduling strategies on the complexity of manufacturing systems. Journal of Scheduling (Submitted to).
  2.  J. Efstathiou and A. Calinescu, Viewpoint: Reply to A Makui (2003) Journal of the Operational Research Society, Vol.  54, 557-558.
  3. S. Sivadasan, J. Efstathiou, A. Calinescu, L. Huaccho Huatuco (2003) Advances on Measuring the Operational Complexity of Supplier-Customer Systems (2003). European Journal of Operations Research (To appear).
  4. J. Efstathiou, A. Calinescu, G. Blackburn (2002) A Web-based Expert System to Assess the Complexity of Manufacturing Organizations. Robotics and Computer Integrated Manufacturing, Vol. 18, 305-311.
  5. S. Sivadasan, J. Efstathiou, G. Frizelle, R. Shirazi and A. Calinescu (2002) An Information-Theoretic Methodology for Measuring the Operational Complexity of Supplier-Customer Systems. The International Journal of Operations and Production Management, Vol. 22, No. 1, pp. 80-102.
  6. L. Huaccho Huatuco, J. Efstathiou, S. Sivadasan, A. Calinescu (2002) The Cost of Complexity Associated with Information Flows in Manufacturing Systems, The International Journal of Information Management (Submitted to).
  7. A. Calinescu, J. Efstathiou and J. Schirn, An Investigation of Process Variability’s Effect on a Kanban System, International Journal of Production Research (In revision).
  8. J. Efstathiou, F. Tassano, A. Calinescu, S. Sivadasan and Luisa Huaccho Huatuco (2002) The Emergence of Structure in Complex Manufacturing Systems and Supply Chains, AI in Engineering (Submitted to).
  9. J. Efstathiou, A. Calinescu, J. Schirn (2002) A Time-Averaged Information Theoretic Measure of the Structural Complexity of Manufacturing Systems. International Journal of Production Research (In revision).
  10. S. Sivadasan, J. Efstathiou, A. Calinescu, J. Schirn, L. Fjeldsoe-Nielsen (2000) The Costs of Complexity. Manufacturing Engineer, Vol. 79, No 3, pp. 109-112
  11. A. Calinescu, J. Efstathiou, J. Schirn and J. Bermejo (1998) Applying and Assessing Two Methods for Measuring Complexity in Manufacturing. Journal of the Operational Research Society, Vol. 49, pp. 723-733.
  12. J. Efstathiou, J. Schirn and A. Calinescu (1998) The Too Flexible Factory. Manufacturing Engineer, April 1998, Vol. 77, No. 2, pp. 70-73.
  13. A. Calinescu and D.J. Evans (1996) A Queueing Modelling Approach to Clustered Heterogeneous Discrete Event Dynamic Systems. Journal of Parallel Algorithms and Applications, Gordon and Breach Science Publishers, Vol. 8, pp. 115-139.
  14. D. J. Evans and A. Calinescu (1995) Dynamic Load Balancing Algorithms for Heavily and Lightly Loaded Homogenous Distributed Systems. Journal of Parallel Algorithms and Applications, Gordon and Breach Science Publishers, Vol. 6, pp. 167-177.

Conference papers (Refereed)

  1. A. Calinescu, J. Efstathiou and B. MacCarthy (2003) Agent-Based Modelling in Manufacturing and Supply Chains: Potential Benefits and Open Questions. Presented at The International Workshop on Complex Agent-based Dynamic Networks, 5 - 7 October 2003, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.
  2. J. Efstathiou, A. Calinescu, S. Kariuki, S. Sivadasan and L. Huaccho Huatuco (2002) What Manufacturing wants from Scheduling. International Symposium on Scheduling 2002, Hamamatsu, Japan, June 4 - June 6, 2002 (Invited paper), pp. 1-4.
  3. S. Sivadasan, Efstathiou, J., A. Calinescu and L. Huaccho Huatuco (2002) Policies for Managing Operational Complexity in the Supply Chain, Tackling industrial complexity: the ideas that make a difference, Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference of the Manufacturing Complexity Network, University of Cambridge, UK, 9-11 April 2002, G. Frizelle and H. Richards (Eds.), pp. 549-555.
  4. A. Calinescu, J. Efstathiou, L. Huaccho Huatuco and S. Sivadasan (2001) Classes of Complexity in Manufacturing. Proceedings of the 17th National Conference on Manufacturing Research (NCMR 2001): Advances in Manufacturing Technology XV. 4th–6th September 2001, University of Cardiff, UK, pp. 351-356.
  5. A. Calinescu, J. Efstathiou, S. Sivadasan and L. Huaccho Huatuco (2001) Information-Theoretic Measures for Decision-Making Complexity in Manufacturing. Proceedings of The 5th World Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics (SCI 2001), 22nd–25th July 2001, Orlando, Florida, USA, Vol. X, pp. 73-78. (Best Paper Award in the Conceptual Infrastructure of SCI session).
  6. J. Efstathiou, A. Calinescu, G. Blackburn (2001) A Web-based Expert System to Assess the Complexity of Manufacturing Organisations. Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Flexible Automation & Intelligent Manufacturing, FAIM 2001, 16-18 July 2001, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland, El-Baradie and T. Szecsi (Eds.), pp. 409-418.
  7. J. Efstathiou, S. Kariuki, L. Huaccho Huatuco, S. Sivadasan and A. Calinescu (2001) The Relationship between Information-Theoretic Measures and Chaos-theoretic Measures of the Complexity of Manufacturing Systems. Proceedings of the 17th National Conference on Manufacturing Research (NCMR 2001): Advances in Manufacturing Technology XV, 4th–6th September 2001, University of Cardiff, UK, pp. 421-426.
  8. L. Huaccho Huatuco, J. Efstathiou, S. Sivadasan and A. Calinescu (2001) A Model for the Control of Complexity in Manufacturing Systems. Proceedings of the 10th IFAC Symposium on Information Control Problems in Manufacturing (INCOM 2001) (CD version) 20th-22nd September 2001, Vienna University of Technology, Austria.
  9. L. Huaccho Huatuco, J. Efstathiou, S. Sivadasan and A. Calinescu (2001) The effects of Rescheduling on Manufacturing Systems Complexity. Proceedings of the 17th National Conference on Manufacturing Research (NCMR 2001): Advances in Manufacturing Technology XV. 4th-6th September 2001, University of Cardiff, UK, pp. 377-382.
  10. L. Huaccho Huatuco, J. Efstathiou, S. Sivadasan and A. Calinescu (2001) The Value of Dynamic Complexity in Manufacturing Systems. Proceedings of the International Conference of the production and Operations Management Society (POMS-Brazil 2001) 11th-14th August 2001, Escola de Administração de Empresas de São Paulo (Business Administration School of Sao Paulo), Brazil, pp. 180-188.
  11. S. Sivadasan, J. Efstathiou, A. Calinescu and L. Huaccho Huatuco (2001) A Discussion of the Issues of State Definition in the Entropy-Based Measure of Operational Complexity Across Supplier-Customer systems. Proceedings of The 5th World Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics (SCI 2001), 22nd–25th July 2001, Orlando, Florida, USA, Vol. II, pp. 227-232.
  12. S. Sivadasan, J. Efstathiou, L. Huaccho Huatuco and A. Calinescu (2001) Complexity Associated with Supplier-Customer Integration. Proceedings of the 17th National Conference on Manufacturing Research (NCMR 2001): Advances in Manufacturing Technology XV. 4th-6th September 2001, University of Cardiff, UK, pp. 31-36.
  13. A. Calinescu, J. Efstathiou, S. Sivadasan, J. Schirn and L. Huaccho Huatuco (2000) Complexity in Manufacturing: An Information Theoretic Approach. Proceedings of the international conference on Complexity and Complex Systems in Industry, 19th–20th September 2000, University of Warwick, pp. 30-44.
  14. A. Calinescu, J. Efstathiou, J. Schirn, S. Sivadasan, L. Fjeldsoe–Nielsen (1999) The development and control of flexible, generic simulation models using Witness. Proceedings of the 15th National Conference on Manufacturing Research (NCMR 2001): Advances in Manufacturing Technology XIII. 6th-8th September 1999, University of Bath, UK, pp. 173-177.
  15. J. Efstathiou, A. Calinescu, J. Schirn, L. Fjeldsoe-Nielsen and S. Sivadasan (1999) An expert system for assessing the effectiveness of manufacturing information systems. Proceedings of the 15th National Conference on Manufacturing Research (NCMR 2001): Advances in Manufacturing Technology XIII. 6th-8th September 1999, University of Bath, UK, pp. 161-165.
  16. J. Efstathiou, F. Tassano, S. Sivadasan, R. Shirazi, J. Alves, G. Frizelle, A. Calinescu (1999) Information Complexity as a Driver of Emergent Phenomena in the Business Community. (In collaboration with the Institute for Manufacturing, University of Cambridge). Proceedings of the International Workshop on Emergent Synthesis, 6th–7th December 1999, Kobe University, Japan, pp. 1-6 (Invited paper).
  17. L. Fjeldsoe-Nielsen, J. Efstathiou, A. Calinescu, S. Sivadasan and J. Schirn (1999) Improving the Planning and Implementation of Manufacturing Information Systems. Proceedings of the 15th National Conference on Manufacturing Research (NCMR 2001): Advances in Manufacturing Technology XIII. 6th-8th September 1999, University of Bath, UK, pp. 259-263.
  18. J. Schirn, J. Efstathiou, A. Calinescu, S. Sivadasan, L. Fjeldsoe-Nielsen (1999) A model for Assessing the Costs and Benefits of Manufacturing Flexibility. Proceedings of the 15th National Conference on Manufacturing Research (NCMR 2001): Advances in Manufacturing Technology XIII. 6th-8th September 1999, University of Bath, UK, pp. 301-305.
  19. S. Sivadasan, J. Efstathiou, R. Shirazi, J. Alves, G. Frizelle and A. Calinescu (1999) Information Complexity as a Determining Factor in the Evolution of the Supply Chain. Proceedings of International Workshop on Emergent Synthesis, 6th-7th December 1999, Kobe University, Japan, pp. 237-242.
  20. S. Sivadasan, L. Fjeldsoe-Nielsen, J. Efstathiou, A. Calinescu and J. Schirn (1999) Transaction Costs Approach to the Assessment of the Information Complexity of Supply Chains. Proceedings of the 15th National Conference on Manufacturing Research (NCMR 2001): Advances in Manufacturing Technology XIII. 6th-8th September 1999, University of Bath, UK, pp. 253-257. Best Paper Prize (awarded by Consortium of Manufacturing Engineering Heads, UK).
  21. J. Bermejo, A. Calinescu, J. Efstathiou and J. Schirn (1997) Dealing With Uncertainty In Manufacturing: The Impact On Scheduling. Proceedings of the 32nd International Matador Conference, Manchester, UK, 10-11 July, 1997, pp. 149-154.
  22. A. Calinescu, J. Bermejo, J. Efstathiou and J. Schirn (1997) Applying and Assessing Techniques For Measuring Complexity In Manufacturing. Proceedings of the First European Conference on Intelligent Management Systems in Operations, 25-26 March 1997, University of Salford, Greater Manchester, K. Kobbacy, K, S Vadera, and N Proudlove (Eds.), pp. 21-28.
  23. A. Calinescu, J. Efstathiou, J. Bermejo and J. Schirn (1997) Assessing Decision-Making and Process Complexity in a Manufacturer Through Simulation. Preprints of the 6th IFAC Symposium on Automated Systems Based on Human Skill, Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, 17-19 September, 1997, pp. 159-162.
  24. A. Calinescu, J. Efstathiou, J. Bermejo and J. Schirn (1997) Modelling and Simulation of a Real Complex Process-Based Manufacturing System. Proceedings of the 32nd International Matador Conference, Manchester, UK, 10-11 July, 1997, pp. 137-142.
  25. M. Dodd, J. Efstathiou, J. Schirn, A. Calinescu and J. Bermejo (1997) Measuring Complexity to Identify Problems: Case Study in the Metals Industry. Advances in Manufacturing Technology XI, Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Manufacturing Research, 9-11 September 1997, Glasgow, UK, pp. 134-138.
  26. J. Efstathiou, A. Calinescu and J. Bermejo (1996) Modelling the Complexity of Production Planning and Control. Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Production Planning and Control in the Metals Industry, London, November 12-14, 1996, pp. 60-66.

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