Papers by Keyword: Mass Customization

Abstract: The fashion industry market is intrinsically dynamic and mutable. Emerging trends lead consumers and industry to a mindset transformation, through a deep shift in the paradigms of creation, production, and acquisition. The footwear industry recognizes the potential of this reality, focusing on the development of innovative strategies based on collaborative mass customization. In Portugal, despite footwear being a mature industry, it is necessary to continuously invest in innovation-based competitiveness. Thus, based on two surveys, one addressed to a group of seven Portuguese manufacturers (with no mass customization experience), and the other to a group of three Portuguese experts (specialized in footwear customization), critical information about expectations versus reality was gathered. The main objective was to obtain specific and exhaustive data, based on qualitative elements. In this way, it is aimed to contribute to the theoretical reflection of the collaborative design applied to the customization of footwear based on the overview of the Portuguese industry.

Abstract: This case study describes the transition and the evolution from mass production to mass customization in the case of highly complex engineering products, LED lighting systems, and how can some of the principles of this mass customization`s business strategy may be applied. It is analyzed the capabilities of the existing production systems within a company producing lighting systems, as well as the flexibility and ability to adapt in order to introduce new customized products. The study aims to analyze the strategic principles formed around the company’s core capabilities, the competitive advantages offered by introducing this new strategy as well as its limitations. In the end we will give an overview on the development of mass customization of LED lighting system.

Abstract: In this paper we have presented some of the major technical and economic challenges for companies that address mass customization as a new strategy. The need to approach this concept and the increasingly larger trend towards mass customization is due to the demand from individual clients of customized products. The importance of the interaction between customer and manufacturing companies that use or want to introduce mass customization as the new strategy brings the client in the middle of the action from the first stage of the process. Increased efficiency can be achieved when innovative methods and techniques are pursued and implemented. Some of the most important capabilities that companies must posses in order to have complete success in their transition towards mass customization are presented in this paper.

Abstract: The wide variety of customers’ needs as well as the rapid change of these, increasingly requires the transition from mass produced products to customized product manufacturing that meet the individual needs of clients with consequence for the products design process. This paper present the core ideas of the mass customized and unique products design process, tools that can be used by designers in product design process and not least a customized design methodology intended to be used in order to design customized products. The design methodology for customized products emphasizes on action that must be taken, tools that can be used and results of each design steps.

Abstract: In current production and business environment many Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) apply strategy of mass customization (MC). They do so in order to draw the attention of potential customers, by offering a high level of product customization. The product differentiation in context of mass-customized production (MCP) brings massive changes into facility operations, fundamentally influences the character and substance of assembly processes which causes significant changes in assembly complexity. This paper firstly presents a methodological framework for generation of product configurations depending on the composition and number of initial assembly components, subsequently, a procedure for assessment of configuration complexity is proposed. The presented methodological framework is further applied on a specific model of customized assembly of washing machines where the configuration complexity is further compared with generally applicable Shannon`s (entropic) structural complexity.

Abstract: Product definition aims at transfer customer needs into product functions. This process plays an important role in the early stage of product development. To make best use of historical design cases, data mining techniques are applied to extract the hidden knowledge from the database. This paper constructed a four-stage framework of product definition based on data mining techniques. It can help sales engineers efficiently find suitable product family and similar design cases, as well as choosing appropriate product function attributes to make adjustment. Following the presented methodology, engineers can develop new product function with short time and low cost. It can make full use of existing designs and maintain high customer satisfaction.

Abstract: For Chinese reading habits and cultural background, puts forward an extended technology acceptance model, to the attitude of personalized newspaper technical inspection consumers of mass customization, the results (N = 2114) display, influence readers accept primary factors of mass customization technology of personalized newspaper is input will, in addition, sex is a disturbance item

Abstract: Since mass customization is a kind of production and design patterns adapting to the individual needs of today's society consistent with mass production, it would inevitably lead to changes of all aspects of traditional production design and design processes. On the basis of the mass customization design and the customization position, this paper puts forward the product of classification of mass customization. It put forward a new thinking method and design process in product form design aspects.

Abstract: Lead users participation in NPD was closely related with production mode. This paper analyzed the evolution of production mode and the relationship between the user participation. it proposed the behavior mode of lead users participation in NPD in mass manufacturing mode. Furthermore, it analyzed the change and proposed the behavior mode of lead users participation in NPD in mass customization. Based on this, it reach the conclusion that manufacturers should establish lead users continuous participation platform so that the role of lead users can be played more effectively.

Abstract: Mass customization (MC) is an advanced production mode in the 21st century that combines two opposite production patterns -- customization production and mass production. It keeps low production cost and fast delivery time, while meeting individual customers needs. Firstly, via analyzing the typical production management patterns (material requirement planning (MRP)/ just in time (JIT)), and based on the two strategies of modularization and postponement, the paper presented a push/pull manufacturing model to meet the demands of MC. This model integrates the two different production patterns (push and pull) to reduce inventory, production costs and production time. Before the customer order decoupling point (CODP), common components and selective components are produced via push of plan in presence of inventory. After the CODP, customization production is conducted by pull of orders.