The emergence of the fourth industrial revolution, has seen the development of information technology infrastructure that supports factories of the future. Cyber physical systems (CPS) are the dominant focus in the fourth industrial revolution. CPS are advanced manufacturing systems that offer connectivity between physical and virtual systems. The paper presents the model of an advanced communication system that is intelligently networked and responds to customised production. The entropic measure of the system was investigated by determining the structural and operational entropy of the system. While system performance was assessed based on its adherence to a schedule.