AN ENTROPIC APPROACH TO MANAGING THE VOLUME OF WORK-IN-PROGRESS IN AN ENTERPRISE

Modern manufacturing enterprises operate in conditions of high uncertainty and turbulence of the external environment, which leads to more complex management of material and information flows. One of the most significant indicators of the efficiency of the production system is the level of work in progress (WPP), which directly affects the turnover rate of working capital, the duration of the production cycle and total costs. Traditional methods of planning and control based on fixed quantitative indicators do not always make it possible to identify the causes of the accumulation of excessive WIP and take into account the factors of variability and randomness of processes. The article substantiates the need to apply an entropy approach to the management of NP, which makes it possible to consider it as a manifestation of structural imbalances and stochastic disturbances in the system. The author has developed a methodology for estimating the entropy of production flows, including indicators of static and dynamic entropy, as well as an integral entropy index. The proposed approach provides an opportunity to predict the dynamics of NPV, identify hidden reserves of efficiency and form balanced management decisions. The practical significance of the work lies in the integration of entropy analysis with digital technologies, which opens up prospects for building adaptive models of production process management in the context of Industry 4.0 and 5.0.

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