# Flexibility (engineering)
## MicroSim spec
- **Recommended sim type:** option / reconfiguration
- **Microsimmability score:** 78/100
- **Layout:** drawing region (canvas) on top; control region (sliders/buttons) below.
### Parameters (tunable controls)
- `Reconfiguration cost`
- `Option count`
- `Demand variability`
### What animates
A system reconfigures to meet changing demand; the value of flexibility grows as demand variability and option count rise.
### Learning objective
Relate the value of flexibility to demand uncertainty and reconfiguration cost.
## Links (Wikipedia order)
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[[Accuracy_and_precision]] · [[Adaptability]] · [[Algorithmic_efficiency]] · [[Architecture]] · `Biology` · [[Computer_programming]] · [[Correctness_(computer_science)]] · `Economics` · [[Engineering]] · `ISO/IEC_9126` · `List_of_system_quality_attributes` · [[Loose_coupling]] · [[Maintainability]] · [[Manufacturing]] · [[Non-functional_requirement]] · [[Orthogonality_(programming)]] · [[Reliability_engineering]] · [[Reusability]] · [[Robustness_(computer_science)]] · [[Scalability]] · [[Software_portability]] · [[Software_quality]] · [[Software_quality_assurance]] · [[Software_quality_control]] · [[Software_quality_management]] · [[Software_sizing]] · [[Software_testability]] · `Uncertainty` · [[Usability]]
> p5.js MicroSim stub · part of System Quality Attributes · [Wikipedia source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flexibility_%28engineering%29)
> Relation: subfield of system quality attributes.
## Concept summary
Flexibility is a [[System|system]]'s capacity to be reconfigured for different uses or conditions at low cost.
## Build checklist
- [ ] Claim it: set `status: in-progress` + `lease` + `leased_at`
- [ ] Write the child page explaining the concept (tie it back to system quality attributes)
- [ ] Finalize parameter ranges and defaults
- [ ] Implement the p5.js sketch (drawing + control regions)
- [ ] Add caption + the learning objective on the page
- [ ] Set `status: done`
## p5.js sketch
```javascript
// MicroSim: Flexibility (engineering)
let controls = {};
function setup() {
// createCanvas(...); create sliders for the parameters above.
}
function draw() {
// background(...); read controls; render option / reconfiguration; respond live.
}
```
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## Wikipedia : Wikitube
**Strict pair:** [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flexibility_%28engineering%29) : [Wikitube](https://en.wikitube.io/wiki/Flexibility_%28engineering%29)
## Previous hub tags
Tree parent: [[Reliability_engineering]].
Legacy hubs: none.
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