Impact of product configuration systems on product profitability and costing accuracy

Computers in Industry

Volumn 88, Issue , 2017, Pages 12-18

  Myrodia, Anna ^a   Kristjansdottir, Katrin ^a   Hvam, Lars ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Benefits of product configuration systems; Cost calculation accuracy; Longitudinal case study; Product configuration system; Product profitability

Indexed keywords

COSTS; SALES;

COST CALCULATION; COST ESTIMATIONS; IN-CONTROL; LONGITUDINAL CASE STUDY; LONGITUDINAL FIELD STUDY; MANUFACTURING COMPANIES; PRODUCT ASSORTMENT; PRODUCT CONFIGURATION;

PROFITABILITY;

EID: 85016152907     PISSN: 01663615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compind.2017.03.001     Document Type: Article

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