NDLI: Research on Mass Customization Strategies in Non-physical Products Service Industries

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Liu Li-jun Xu Wen-jie
Copyright Year	2009
Abstract	Mass Customization (MC) has achieved remarkable success and widespread application in the manufacturing, whereas in service industry it just beginning. Great deals of studies for MC are also based on the manufacturing, in services industry there are still a lot of research gaps. In this paper, Firstly, The successful experiences of MC applications in the manufacturing are summarized; include modularization, postponement and electronic commerce platform three big essential factors. Which the postponement is very difficult to implement in services industry is the key issues in MC application. Then a "non-physical products services industry (NPPSI)" concept was put forward and defined. Inventory can be regarded as infinite in NPPSI, which can be used to solve the problem of postponement in mass customization. At last conclusions are given.
Starting Page	4441
Ending Page	4444
File Size	233252
Page Count	4
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781424449095
e-ISBN	9781424457281
DOI	10.1109/ICISE.2009.963
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2009-12-26
Publisher Place	China
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Manufacturing industries Electrical products industry Mass production Mass customization Job shop scheduling Processor scheduling Computer aided manufacturing Educational institutions Enterprise resource planning Manufacturing systems
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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