Mass Customization, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2004 A Supply Chain Approach

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.

Section 1: concepts and state of research in mass Customization.- Managing Logistics for Mass Customization: The New Production Frontier.- Categorization of Mass Customziation Research.- Section 2: Problem Solving Frameworks, Models, And Memooologies.- Mass Customization: Framework and memodowgies.- Wgistics and Supply Chain Management for Mass Customization.- Section 3: Supportive Techniques and Technologies for Enabling Mass customization.- A Decomposition methodology for uncoupled Modular produce design.- Integrated Produce Design and Development in Collaborative environment.- Collaborative Manufacturing for Mass Customization.- Simulation Modeling Using Agents for Mass Customization.- Knowledge Management for Consumer-Focused Produce Design.- Section 4: Future Research Agenda.- Future Direction on Mass Customization Research and Practices: A Research Agenda.