Information and Management Systems for Product Customization

In today’s competitive environment, manufacturing and service companies are intensifying their customization processes. Customization means companies must meet the challenge of providing individualized products and services, without introducing high costs. Therefore, companies must address both cust...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Blecker, Thorsten, Friedrich, Gerhard (Author), Kaluza, Bernd (Author), Abdelkafi, Nizar (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer US 2005, 2005
Edition:1st ed. 2005
Series:Integrated Series in Information Systems
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Fundamentals of Product Customization
  • Product Customization: Theoretical Basics
  • Mass Customization and Complexity
  • A Customers’ Needs Model for Mass Customization
  • An IT Infrastructure for Effective and Efficient Product Customization
  • Customer Oriented Interaction Systems
  • A Multi-agent System for Coping with Variety Induced Complexity
  • Implementation Scenarios of the Information Systems
  • Concepts for Implementing an Efficient Product Customization
  • Product Modularity in Mass Customization
  • Key Metrics System Based Management Tool for Variety Steering and Complexity Evaluation
  • Conclusions