Product configuration frameworks-a survey
D Sabin, R Weigel - IEEE Intelligent Systems and their …, 1998 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
D Sabin, R Weigel
IEEE Intelligent Systems and their applications, 1998•ieeexplore.ieee.orgProduct configuration frameworks-a survey Page 1 Daniel Sabin, University of New Hampshire
Ruiner Weigel, Swiss Institute of Technology 0 COMPETE EFFECTIVELY IN THE rapidly
globalizing market, manufacturers must differentiate their products by focusing on individual
customer needs. Achieving this focus requires companies to shift manufacturing
paradigms-moving from mass production to mass customization. This new paradigm combines
mass production’s economies of scale with custom manufacturing’s flexibility. The impact of …
Ruiner Weigel, Swiss Institute of Technology 0 COMPETE EFFECTIVELY IN THE rapidly
globalizing market, manufacturers must differentiate their products by focusing on individual
customer needs. Achieving this focus requires companies to shift manufacturing
paradigms-moving from mass production to mass customization. This new paradigm combines
mass production’s economies of scale with custom manufacturing’s flexibility. The impact of …
The manufacturing trend toward mass customization has awakened a great interest in automatic product configuration techniques. The authors review the literature on this topic, discussing the most representative knowledge-based approaches.
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