Mass customization, where customers order clothing made to their own style tastes and measurements, has been proposed as one solution to overproduction. But the logistical challenges of tailoring ...

Build to Order Consulting: Mass Customization, the Proactive Management of Variety; Dana Griffin. Contributor. Dana Griffin has written for a number of guides, trade and travel periodicals since 1999.

The term "mass customization" sounds like an oxymoron: mass production on the one hand vs. products tailor-made for individual tastes on the other. This conflict is telling--mass customization is ...

Mass customization is about: producing a customized product on demand for a specific, named customer after receipt of an actual order, and, producing it with the same efficiency as one would ...

Customization in fast food began with the burger wars. The early McDonald’s model launched a take-it-my-way attack, with a batch and bin management method of burger delivery. Archenemy Burger King ...

The idea behind mass customization is that you should be able to take requirements and specifications from the customer and pass them directly to the assembly floor without an engineering effort.

Mass customization is about producing an end product on demand (and, only after receipt of an order) based on a customer’s requirements that are derived from previously articulated and ...

Most manufacturers have departments to handle special requests. Here's how to make every order special. Imagine this: You've been designing a new processing line for weeks and have finally worked ...

Opinion: Mark Willoughby says service-oriented architectures provide the technical foundation for giving customers a highly customized experience.

Continuous and Mass Customization Options While mass production, batch production and job order work are all separate options, businesses often end up using a combination of different systems.

Mass customization breaks down manufacturing into discrete steps that are essentially repetitive. For instance, in our one-stop custom manufacturing, our clients can choose to have their parts ...

In our labs in Eindhoven and Petten we develop this new mass customization technology and together with companies, we design innovative solar energy products. Customization, low production cost and ...