Mass Customization Information Systems in Business

by Blecker, Thorsten; Friedrich, Gerhard

• ISBN13: 9781599040394
• ISBN10: 1599040395
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-04-30
• Publisher: Igi Global

Summary

Mass customization is a business strategy aimed at satisfying an individual customer's needs with near mass production efficiency. Mass Customization Information Systems in Business provides original and innovative research on IT systems for mass customization. This wide-ranging reference collection describes the solutions, tools, and concepts needed for the successful realization of these systems. Mass customized markets, product modeling, and supply chain management are explored in precise detail. This Premier Reference Source provides a comprehensive investigation of the business processes required for manufacturing individualized products.

Table of Contents

Mass customization with configurable products and configurators : a review of benefits and challenges	p. 1
Product modeling and configuration experiences	p. 33
Product configuration in ETO companies	p. 59
Open variant process models in supply chains	p. 77
An associative classification-based recommendation system for personalization in B2C e-commerce applications	p. 107
Knowledge-based recommender technologies supporting the interactive selling of financial services	p. 122
Developing interoperability in mass customization information systems	p. 136
An agent-based information technology architecture for mass customized markets	p. 162
Critical role of supply chain decoupling point in mass customisation from its upstream and downstream information systems point of view	p. 185
From strategy definition to product derivation using a scenario-based architecting approach	p. 198
Research issues in knowledge-based configuration	p. 221
Mass customisation of services and processes based on fuzzy cognitive maps	p. 237
Applying service CAD system to value customization	p. 255
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