The Universities of Cambridge, Oxford, Durham, and Siman Fraser are co-ordinating an international, inter-industry, inter-university, multi-disciplinary research network which addresses the issue of complexity in manufacturing organisations. This Network was established in 1998 and was initially funded by UK's Engineering and Physical Council Research Council (EPSRC).

This site is a mechanism for disseminating the activities and work of the Network. It provides a mailing list where the network members are able to share their ideas, a list of recommended books, a glossary of complexity terms and links to other complexity related sites and to various home pages of the Network Members.