Management of product architecture modularity for mass customization: Modeling and theoretical considerations

IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 57-69

  Mikkola, Juliana H ^a  

^a Copenhagen Business School ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

Mass customization; Modeling; Modularization function; Product architecture modularity

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

MASS CUSTOMIZATION; MODULARIZATION FUNCTION; PRODUCT ARCHITECTURE MODULARITY; SYSTEM INTEGRITY;

FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS;

EID: 33947278323     PISSN: 00189391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEM.2006.889067     Document Type: Article

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