Product Information Management for Mass Customization

Part I. Product Configuration

1. Product Configuration: a New Approach to More Efficient Product Customization
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2. Configuration Process and Configurable Products
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3. Traditional Approaches to Configuration
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Part II. Product Configuration Systems

4. Configuration Systems Architecture
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5. Commercial Product Modelling
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6. Technical Product Modelling
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7. Other Product Models
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Part III. Slection and Implementation of a Configurator

8. Configurators and Management Information Systems
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9. Selecting a Product Configurator
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10. Implementing a Configuration System
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Part IV. Operational and Organizational Implications of a Configuration System

11. A Comprehensive View: the Sideco Case Study
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12. Configurational Approach: Aligning Product, Processes and Organization Systems
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Keywords: Business and Management, Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, Management