Pansystems traffics, logistics and knowledge rediscovery

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to develop pansystems‐styled traffics, logistics and knowledge rediscovery. The core logoi are the generalized resources//F* and their circulation//C*. The research presents a new outlook to mathematics, physics, traffic, communication, logistics, KD, internet, computer, translation, simulation, information, life‐systems, logic or reasoning, memory or storage, process, transaction, finance, education, inherent, topology, evolution, etc. and then certain mechanism among them and related mutuality can be unveiled.

Design/methodology/approach

A flexible combination of philosophy, mathematics and technology is embodied. The paper is an application of pansystems methodology to approach the following topics: pansystems resource, circulation: traffics, logistics and KD; pansystems variational principle and pan‐circulation; pansystems logistics; pansystems network, supply chain and bullwhip effect; pansystems innovation and knowledge rediscovery.

Findings

All of the topics concerned are reduced to the actualization of pansystems variational OR and classification‐repetition‐PanOR, which possess a transfield nature.

Originality/value

This paper provides the framework and concretion principles of pansystems research on traffics, logistics, supply chain, bullwhip effect, innovation and related applications, and presents a new world outlook, which leads to some new comprehension to KD and WHF* <world*history*future*>, SEM* <society* economy*management*>.

Citation

Zhou, X., Xie, R., Zhang, X., Wang, C. and Wu, X. (2009), "Pansystems traffics, logistics and knowledge rediscovery", Kybernetes, Vol. 38 No. 1/2, pp. 217-228. https://doi.org/10.1108/03684920910930367