Attribute selection for product configurator design based on Gini index

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 52, Issue 20, 2014, Pages 6136-6145

  Wang, Yue ^a   Tseng, Mitchell ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

choice navigation; customisation; Gini index; product configurator; user centred design

Indexed keywords

QUERY PROCESSING; SALES; DATA VISUALIZATION; DESIGN; USER CENTERED DESIGN;

ATTRIBUTE SELECTION; CUSTOMISATION; GINI INDEX; INDIVIDUAL CUSTOMERS; PRODUCT CONFIGURATION; PRODUCT CONFIGURATOR; PRODUCT RECOMMENDATION; USER CENTRED DESIGN;

PRODUCT DESIGN;

EID: 84906948813     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2014.917216     Document Type: Article

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