Overcoming the customization-responsiveness squeeze by using product configurators: Beyond anecdotal evidence

Computers in Industry

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 260-268

  Trentin, Alessio ^a   Perin, Elisa ^a   Forza, Cipriano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mass customization; Operations management information systems interface; Product configuration; Survey research; Time performance

Indexed keywords

MASS CUSTOMIZATION; OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT; PRODUCT CONFIGURATION; SURVEY RESEARCH; TIME PERFORMANCE;

CIVIL AVIATION; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; RESEARCH; SURVEYS;

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79952438198     PISSN: 01663615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compind.2010.09.002     Document Type: Article

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