Mass Customized Manufacturing: Theoretical Concepts and Practical Approaches

✍ Scribed by Vladimir Modrak

Publisher: CRC Press
Year: 2016
Tongue: English
Leaves: 332
Edition: 1
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

This book brings several original contributions to research and practical applications in the field of mass customization from the designer, manufacturer, and customer perspectives respectively. It presents advancements in product design for mass customization, design of assembly and supply chain processes, variety induced complexity models, complexity management, marketing tools, information systems to support decision-making, and critical success factors of this manufacturing and marketing strategy.. A special focus of interest is also on the use of product configurators in practice and sustainability assessment for mass customization strategy. The aim is to disseminate current developments and approaches for further theoretical investigation and practical applications of mass customized manufacturing systems.

✦ Table of Contents

Content: 1. An Introduction to Mass Customized Manufacturing 2. Designing Assembly Lines for Mass Customization Production Systems 3. Role of Information Systems in Mass Customization 4. Complexity Issues in Mass Customized Manufacturing 5. Modelling of Assembly Supply Chain Structures 6. Variety-Induced Complexity Metrics 7. Product Variety Management Assuming Product Configuration Conflicts 8. Product Configuration for Order Acquisition and Fulfilment 9. Shoes Configurators: a Comparative Analysis of Capabilities and Benefits 10. Empirical Investigation on Implications of Configurator Applications for Mass Customization 11. Sustainability Assessments for Mass Customization Supply Chains 12. Sustainability Issues in Mass Customized Manufacturing

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