scholarly journals Product Configuration Management in ICT Companies: The Practitioners’ Perspective

2011 ◽  
Vol 02 (04) ◽  
pp. 273-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanna Kropsu-Vehkapera ◽  
Harri Haapasalo ◽  
Olli Jaaskelainen ◽  
Kongkiti Phusavat
Keyword(s):  
Configuration Management ◽  
Product Configuration ◽  
Product Configuration Management ◽  
Ict Companies

Mass Customization Management in E-Commerce Configuration with early Supplier Involvement

2011 ◽  
Vol 189-193 ◽  
pp. 47-52
Author(s):  
Yan Ting Ni ◽  
Jing Min Li ◽  
Yi Wang ◽  
Jin Yao
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Information Integration ◽  
Mass Customization ◽  
Product Information ◽  
Value Systems ◽  
Product Configuration ◽  
Customer Requirements ◽  
Generic Structure ◽  
Supplier Involvement ◽  
Configuration Generation

In terms of transforming supply chain into integrated value systems, the benefits of Early Supplier Involvement (ESI) in product development have been widely accepted. As far as variety management and online configuration are concerned, the difficulties of ESI in online mass customization manifest themselves through two main aspects: (1) Support the seamless information integration with respect to its high variety and large volume not only among internal functions but also with external suppliers; (2) Support real-time online configuration for product configuration generation and optimization based on customer requirements and supplier capabilities. Accordingly, this work proposes two potential solutions. PFA-based integrated information model is established to synchronize the PFA generic structure and supplier product information.

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