Abstract
Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the lifecycle and agility of process industry. Based on the characters of process industry, the life cycle of process enterprise and its agility were researched and analyzed. According to the concept of product life cycle, (a) the model for the life cycle of process enterprise was developed, (b) agile variables of process enterprise change were proposed, and (c) the process enterprise agility model oriented to the life cycle of process enterprise was presented. Lifecycle is a new design thought for shortening the time of development and production of a product, thus improving production flexibility. The product's lifecycle includes raw-material extraction and processing, manufacturing, using, recycling, and ultimate disposal, so the every phase of a product's lifecycle should be considered from its initial conceptual design to disposition or regeneration after being used. The lifecycle mathematic model with agility variables of process systems would be used to evaluate agility degree and find out the key step or the blunt point responded to the change of process systems in different phase of whole lifecycle, so as to guide decision-making for an enterprise.
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