Mass Customization
Subtitle: A Supply Chain Approach
By: by Charu Chandra, Ali Kamrani
Contributors: Kamrani, Ali
Publisher: Springer US
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Boston, MA
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 262
ISBN-13: 9781461347583; 9781441990150
Subjects: Engineering; Mechanical engineering; Machinery; Operations research
Description: Mass Customization: A Supply Chain Approach is a text on the emerging topic of mass customization in manufacturing. The contributed chapters in this book provide a unified treatment to the topic by offering coverage in four main categories - concepts and current state of research; problem solving frameworks, models, and methodologies; supportive techniques and technologies for enabling mass customization; and future research agenda. The book blends theory and practice and includes prototypical applications to illustrate this complex, yet emerging field of inquiry.
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Table of contents: title: List of figures; title: List of Tables; title: Contributors; title: Concepts and state-of-research in mass customization; title: Managing logistics for mass customization: the new production frontier; title: Categorization of mass customization research; title: Problem solving frameworks, models and methodologies; title: Mass customization: framework and methodologies; title: Logistics and supply chain management for mass customization; title: Supportive techniques and technologies for enabling mass customization; title: A decomposition methodology for uncoupled modular product design; title: Integrated product design and development in collaborative environment; title: Collaborative manufacturing for mass customization; title: Simulation modeling using agents for mass customization; title: Knowledge management for consumer-focused product design; title: Future research agenda; title: Future direction on mass customization research and practices: a research agenda; title: Index.