Abstract
Mass customization (MC) involves the production of individually customized products at near mass production efficiency. The high product variety renders manufacturing to stock uneconomical. Therefore an efficient production system is needed to achieve short delivery times. In this paper, a multi-staged minicell configuration is proposed for MC manufacturing. Here the production operations are divided into multiple stages, with one or more minicells in each stage. Each product will visit one or more minicells, depending on the customization requirements. The multi-staged structure allows for flexible routing of option families necessary for MC manufacturing. The proposed approach is illustrated using an example.
| Original language | English |
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| State | Published - 2005 |
| Event | IIE Annual Conference and Exposition 2005 - Atlanta, GA, United States Duration: May 14 2005 → May 18 2005 |
Conference
| Conference | IIE Annual Conference and Exposition 2005 |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Atlanta, GA |
| Period | 5/14/05 → 5/18/05 |
Keywords
- Manufacturing
- Mass Customization
- Minicells
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Engineering