Mass customization with configurable products and configurators: a review of benefits and challenges
M Heiskala - Mass customization information systems in business, 2007 - igi-global.com
Configurable products are an important way to achieve mass customization. A configurable
product is designed once, and this design is used repetitively in the sales-delivery process …
product is designed once, and this design is used repetitively in the sales-delivery process …
Scrum versus Rational Unified Process in facing the main challenges of product configuration systems development
Product configuration systems (PCSs) are software applications that enable companies to
customise configurable products by facilitating the automation of sales and engineering …
customise configurable products by facilitating the automation of sales and engineering …
Configuration platform for customisation of design, manufacturing and assembly processes of building façade systems: A building information modelling perspective
Literature on BIM reports case studies and challenges observed when applying BIM in the
construction industry. Literature on mass customisation elaborates on methods and …
construction industry. Literature on mass customisation elaborates on methods and …
The main challenges for manufacturing companies in implementing and utilizing configurators
Companies providing customized products increasingly apply configurators in supporting
sales and design activities, thus improving lead-times, quality, cost, benefits perceived by …
sales and design activities, thus improving lead-times, quality, cost, benefits perceived by …
The causes of product configuration project failure
Several studies reporting benefits from the use of product configurators in engineering-
oriented companies can be found in the literature. On the other hand, some literature also …
oriented companies can be found in the literature. On the other hand, some literature also …
Modeling configurable product families
J Tiihonen, T Lehtonen, T Soininen, A Puikkinen… - 1998 - designsociety.org
This paper presents a method for managing and modelling a product family as a
configurable product. The method enables efficient management of a large number of …
configurable product. The method enables efficient management of a large number of …
The costs and benefits of multistage configuration: A framework and case study
Product configuration systems (PCSs) have been successful applications of artificial
intelligence principles in engineer-to-order (ETO) companies in recent decades. Such …
intelligence principles in engineer-to-order (ETO) companies in recent decades. Such …
Generic bill of functions, materials, and operations for SAP2 configuration
Most available studies on configuration focus on either sales configuration specifying
functional features or production configuration addressing product components. It has been …
functional features or production configuration addressing product components. It has been …
[PDF][PDF] Mass customization of services: benefits and challenges of configurable services
We have reviewed the dominantly goods focused literature for the main benefits and
challenges of mass customisation, configurable products, and configurators and then …
challenges of mass customisation, configurable products, and configurators and then …
WeCoTin–A practical logic-based sales configurator
J Tiihonen, M Heiskala, A Anderson… - AI …, 2013 - content.iospress.com
Configurable products can realize the ideal of mass-customization by satisfying individual
customer requirements efficiently. IT support provided by configurators enables adapting …
customer requirements efficiently. IT support provided by configurators enables adapting …