The power of product platforms in mass customisation. (12th July 2005)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Huang, George Q.; Simpson, Timothy W.; Pine II, B. Joseph
• Is Part Of: International journal of mass customisation. Volume 1:Number 1(2005)
• Page Start: 1
• Page End: 13
• Publication Date: 2005-07-12
• Subjects: mass customisation -- product platforms -- commonality -- modularity -- product development -- supply chain -- operations management -- agile manufacturing -- modular products -- product families; Mass customization -- Periodicals; Manufacturing processes -- Automation -- Periodicals; Manufactures -- Technological innovations -- Periodicals; Computer integrated manufacturing systems -- Periodicals; 670.42705
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1742-4208

Abstract

This paper serves as an extended editorial for this inaugural issue of the International Journal of Mass Customisation. Its main objective is to give a brief overview of the recent developments in Mass Customisation (MC) research and practices, although more comprehensive reviews should be referred to existing review articles (Silveira et al., 2001; Simpson, 2005). For this new journal, more position papers have been planned to appear. Materials are mainly drawn from well-cited monographs, conference proceedings and articles published on various MC topics. This new journal aims to serve the MC community as a major forum to exchange substantial ideas and share experiences, complementing newsletters and resources maintained at various websites (e.g., www.mass-customisation.org/; www.mass-customization.de/; www.mcustomization.de/).