Product configurator impact on product quality

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 850-859

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mass customization; Product configuration; Product quality; Product variety

Indexed keywords

ANECDOTAL EVIDENCES; MASS CUSTOMIZATION; PERFORMANCE OUTCOME; PRODUCT CONFIGURATION; PRODUCT CONFIGURATOR; PRODUCT QUALITY; PRODUCT VARIETY; TESTING HYPOTHESIS;

INDUSTRY;

QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 84155170722     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2011.10.023     Document Type: Article

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