Abstract
The strategic design of organizations in an environment where complexity is constantly increasing, as in the cyber-physical systems typical of Industry 4.0, is a process full of uncertainties. Leaders are forced to make decisions that affect other organizational units without being sure that their decisions are the right ones. Previously to this work, genetic algorithms were able to calculate the state of alignment of industrial processes that were measured through certain key performance indicators (KPIs) to ensure that the leaders of the Industry 4.0 make decisions that are aligned with the strategic objectives of the organization. However, the computational cost of these algorithms increases exponentially with the number of KPIs. That is why this work makes use of the principles of quantum computing to present the strategic design of organizations from a novel point of view: Quantum Strategic Organizational Design (QSOD). The effectiveness of the application of these principles is shown with a real case study, in which the computing time is reduced from hundreds of hours to seconds. This has very powerful practical applications for industry leaders, since, with this new approach, they can potentially allow a better understanding of the complex processes underlying the strategic design of organizations and, above all, make decisions in real-time.
Highlights
The most significant aspect of strategic planning in an organization is, according to Grant [1], the strategic process: “a dialog through which knowledge is shared and the consensus is achieved and commitment towards action and results is built”
The very emergence of complex networked organizational design configurations in the form of lean structural networks is only possible through a continuous improvement-oriented standardization of the organizational network edges, the business communication protocols, between the network elements [9]. These boundary conditions allow for representing the systems of Industry 4.0 as cyber-phsycial complex networks, allowing a systematic and quantitative analysis of the systems by means of lean management algorithms strategically oriented to the systematic reduction of the variability of the value creation processes
This chapter outlines the main contribution of this work, presenting a model and design principles for enabling organizational leaders to perform quantum strategic organizational design
Summary
The most significant aspect of strategic planning in an organization is, according to Grant [1], the strategic process: “a dialog through which knowledge is shared and the consensus is achieved and commitment towards action and results is built”. The very emergence of complex networked organizational design configurations in the form of lean structural networks is only possible through a continuous improvement-oriented standardization of the organizational network edges, the business communication protocols, between the network elements [9] These boundary conditions allow for representing the systems of Industry 4.0 as cyber-phsycial complex networks, allowing a systematic and quantitative analysis of the systems by means of lean management algorithms strategically oriented to the systematic reduction of the variability of the value creation processes. The purpose of this work is to propose an efficient quantum computation algorithm that is capable of discerning the organizational state of alignment of such complex networks and, support the leaders of organizations in their decision-making process.
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