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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Horizontal Integration in Mass Customization
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New and Emerging Technologies
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Vertical Integration in Mass Customization
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Making Mass Customization Happen
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About this book
Mass Customization examines the business opportunities, considerations, and challenges manufacturers in various industries must weigh before committing to the significant investment in machinery and software needed to go to mass customization. For manufacturers who decide that it’s time to take the plunge, the author describes the proven methods and latest technologies for making mass customization work seamlessly and profitably on the factory floor.
Mass customization—the automated manufacturing bespoke products, profitably combining the low unit costs of mass production with the flexibility of building custom products to order—has been touted as the next big thing for more than a quarter of a century. Until recently, however, mass customization made only modest inroads in a few industries. Now, the convergence of new ICT and manufacturing technologies with traditional CNC technologies means that mass customization’s moment has arrived for breaking out into a wide range of industries.
Hans Kull is an engineer and mathematician who applies his expertise in combinatorial optimization, programming, and engineering to devising end-to-end automated solutions for mass customization, automating and optimizing all processes—from bespoke parts supply, order processing, production, and waste minimization to packing and delivery. He shares with his readers practical lessons for making mass customization succeed, case studies from various industries, and an insider’s vision of the business implications of mass customization’s coming of age.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Mass Customization
Book Subtitle: Opportunities, Methods, and Challenges for Manufacturers
Authors: Hans Kull
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-1007-9
Publisher: Apress Berkeley, CA
eBook Packages: Business and Economics, Business and Management (R0), Apress Access Books
Copyright Information: Hans Kull 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4842-1008-6Published: 12 March 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4842-1007-9Published: 16 March 2015
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 148
Number of Illustrations: 9 b/w illustrations
Topics: Business and Management, general