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Successfully managed product information for mass customization avoids disclosure of how these systems work. This is the first book to provide a holistic recognition of the essential aspects of an IT-supported product configuration system. It reveals the basic building blocks of these systems and their operational and strategic implications.
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Product Configuration Systems
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Slection and Implementation of a Configurator
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Operational and Organizational Implications of a Configuration System
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About the authors
CIPRIANO FORZA is Professor of Operations Management and General Management at Padova University, Italy, and Teacher of Research Methodology at the European Institute of Advanced Studies in Management, Italy. He has been a consultant to national and international companies on product variety management, costs management and information management. He has contributed articles to some of the leading Operations Management journals.
FABRIZIO SALVADOR is Professor of Operations Management at the Instituto de Empresa Business School, Adjunct professor at the Zaragoza Logistics Center and Research Affiliate at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His research on mass customization and product configuration has been published in leading Operations Management journals. He regularly teaches mass customization in post-graduate and executive programs, and he has helped numerous companies in the implementation of mass customization techniques.
FABRIZIO SALVADOR is Professor of Operations Management at the Instituto de Empresa Business School, Adjunct professor at the Zaragoza Logistics Center and Research Affiliate at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His research on mass customization and product configuration has been published in leading Operations Management journals. He regularly teaches mass customization in post-graduate and executive programs, and he has helped numerous companies in the implementation of mass customization techniques.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Product Information Management for Mass Customization
Book Subtitle: Connecting Customer, Front-office and Back-office for Fast and Efficient Customization
Authors: Cipriano Forza, Fabrizio Salvador
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230800922
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Business & Management Collection, Business and Management (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2006
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-00682-9Published: 28 November 2006
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-28262-3Published: 28 November 2006
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-80092-2Published: 28 November 2006
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 221
Topics: Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, Management