Application of information technology for mass customization in the housing construction industry in Korea

Automation in Construction

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 831-838

  Shin, Yoonseok ^a   An, Sung Hoon ^b   Cho, Hun Hee ^a   Kim, Gwang Hee ^c   Kang, Kyung In ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Daegu University   (South Korea)

^c Mokpo National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Customer satisfaction; Finishing information system (FIS); Information technology; Mass customization (MC)

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; HOUSING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

FINISHING INFORMATION SYSTEM (FIS); MASS CUSTOMIZATION (MC);

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 44149083743     PISSN: 09265805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2008.02.010     Document Type: Article

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