CC BY-NC-ND 4.0Velte, Christoph J.Christoph J.VelteWilfahrt, AnjaAnjaWilfahrtMüller, RobertRobertMüllerSteinhilper, RolfRolfSteinhilper2022-03-0523.5.20172017https://publica.fraunhofer.de/handle/publica/24845610.24406/publica-r-24845610.1016/j.procir.2016.11.253Transforming linear businesses to circular economies is anticipated by industry and policy as a way to conciliate economic, societal and environmental interests in a life cycle perspective. This integration of aspects however comes at the price of complexity in manifold facets. In this paper, we suggest a conclusive categorization of complexity through a literature review and collect drivers of complexity. Through coding the literature for weighted interdependencies, we are able to show how drivers and categories interrelate in a contingency matrix. The results help companies to better leverage existing means of complexity planning and management for developing circular economies.enKomplexitätsbewirtschaftungFertigungssystemFlexibles Produktionssystem (FPS)SystemtheorieKomplexitätsmanagementDatenanalysejournal article