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Customization Issues - A Four Level Customization Model
No full textImplementation of mass customization and product configuration incompanies requires fundamental considerations about how products can fulfil the demand from customers. In order to support such decision-making, a multi-level model for customization is developed. This model identifies four different levels of customization, ranging from the structure level at the bottom, through the performance level and the experience level, to the learning level at the top. The model also has a dual view with customers/demand at one side and product/supplier at the other side. It is a rather general model, which can be applied to many types of products, and typically, product designers must decide how far up in levels the customization should aim. In this paper, the four-level customization model is applied to wheel chairs
Mass Customization as Innovation Driver of International Competitiveness in Peripheral Regional SME Subcontractors
No full textThe manufacturing literature has for long been occupied with thelinking of manufacturing capabilities with the competitive advantages of thecompany. The dominant manufacturing content approach is concerned withthe consistent set of decisions about process technology design and organizationalpractices that can be exploited as competitive capabilities. This paper suggests thatan open network structure demands a transformation of peripheral-located SMEsubcontractor from traditional customized producer to mass customized producer.Mass customization as an instrument for the transformation process consisting ofpractical tools on many different company levels will comply with the challengesthe international competition charts
Describing Product Variety using Set Theory
No full textThree capabilities: solution space development, robust process design,and choice navigation are critical for mass customizers. In order to become andstay competitive, it is proposed to establish assessment methods for these capabilities.This paper investigates the usage of set theory as a means for developingmetrics and assessment systems. It is concluded that set theory cannot be used asan assessment method directly but is useful in the development of metrics
Mass Customization Measurements Metrics
No full textA recent survey has indicated that 17 % of companies have ceased masscustomizing less than 1 year after initiating the effort. This paper presents measurementfor a company’s mass customization performance, utilizing metricswithin the three fundamental capabilities: robust process design, choice navigation,and solution space development. A mass customizer when assessing performancewith these metrics can identify within which areas improvement wouldincrease competitiveness the most and enable more efficient transition to masscustomization
Theoretical framework for research in growth performance of International Manufacturing Joint Ventures
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An Empirical Analysis of the Coordination Mechanisms in International Manufacturing Joint Ventures Located in Developing Regions
No full textOrganizational Coordination Mechanisms Applied of Manufacturing Firms Located in Transitional Economies
No full textConfiguration of Manufacturing Processes in Developing Regions:Empirical research and descriptive report on Danish manufacturing firms
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