Those who have successfully managed product information for mass customization carefully avoid disclosing how these esoteric systems work in practice. This is the first book to provide a holistic recognition of the essential aspects of an IT-supported product configuration system. In doing so, it re
Product Information Management for Mass Customization: Connecting Customer, Front-office and Back-office for Fast and Efficient Customization
β Scribed by Cipriano Forza, Fabrizio Salvador (auth.)
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 235
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages i-xx
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Product Configuration: a New Approach to More Efficient Product Customization....Pages 3-15
Configuration Process and Configurable Products....Pages 16-31
Traditional Approaches to Configuration....Pages 32-47
Front Matter....Pages 49-49
Configuration Systems Architecture....Pages 51-66
Commercial Product Modelling....Pages 67-85
Technical Product Modelling....Pages 86-110
Other Product Models....Pages 111-124
Front Matter....Pages 125-125
Configurators and Management Information Systems....Pages 127-140
Selecting a Product Configurator....Pages 141-159
Implementing a Configuration System....Pages 160-180
Front Matter....Pages 181-181
A Comprehensive View: the Sideco Case Study....Pages 183-193
Configurational Approach: Aligning Product, Processes and Organization Systems....Pages 194-206
Back Matter....Pages 207-221
β¦ Subjects
Operations Management; Supply Chain Management; Management
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