Comments on: The Problem of Complexity http://www.robhyndman.com/2006/01/17/the-problem-of-complexity/ any technology distinguishable from magic is not sufficiently advanced Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:32:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: John Morgan http://www.robhyndman.com/2006/01/17/the-problem-of-complexity/comment-page-1/#comment-11342 John Morgan Mon, 28 Aug 2006 16:16:21 +0000 http://www.robhyndman.com/2006/01/17/the-problem-of-complexity/#comment-11342 I am very happy to see this blog site. Yes - product complexity is a huge issue today, even as stated by Tyler's article. The number of possible ways to offer any single electronics gadget, say a cell phone, desk top, laptop, etc. is staggering. The software versions and possible combinations add to these combinations. The challenge that companies face today is: Determining what is the right set of configurations/combinations they should offer, so that they can build their support structure around these configurations. Allowing customer to select from all possible combinations is not a viable solution since the product cost and support costs are too high. The next generation of leaders in the electronics industry will be companies who can master this and build their supply chains to leverage this concept. Regards, John I am very happy to see this blog site.
Yes – product complexity is a huge issue today, even as stated by Tyler’s article.
The number of possible ways to offer any single electronics gadget, say a cell phone, desk top, laptop, etc. is staggering. The software versions and possible combinations add to these combinations.
The challenge that companies face today is: Determining what is the right set of configurations/combinations they should offer, so that they can build their support structure around these configurations.
Allowing customer to select from all possible combinations is not a viable solution since the product cost and support costs are too high. The next generation of leaders in the electronics industry will be companies who can master this and build their supply chains to leverage this concept.

Regards,
John

]]> By: robhyndman.com » Blog Archive » The Problem of Product Complexity http://www.robhyndman.com/2006/01/17/the-problem-of-complexity/comment-page-1/#comment-1289 robhyndman.com » Blog Archive » The Problem of Product Complexity Mon, 13 Mar 2006 10:19:22 +0000 http://www.robhyndman.com/2006/01/17/the-problem-of-complexity/#comment-1289 [...] I’ve blogged [Ed: ranted?] this topic here many times (see here, here and here, for example), so it’s satisfying to see some research (thin though it may be) supporting the idea that complex product design hinders adoption. I’ll say it again: there is an enormous market opportunity for someone determined to make it simple. Related Posts [...] [...] I’ve blogged [Ed: ranted?] this topic here many times (see here, here and here, for example), so it’s satisfying to see some research (thin though it may be) supporting the idea that complex product design hinders adoption. I’ll say it again: there is an enormous market opportunity for someone determined to make it simple. Related Posts [...]

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