| Article ID: | iaor20022743 |
| Country: | China |
| Volume: | 10 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Start Page Number: | 18 |
| End Page Number: | 22 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2001 |
| Journal: | Systems Engineering, Theory Methodology Applications |
| Authors: | Li Min, Xu Fuyuan, Gu Xinjian, Chen Jixi |
Producing customized products with mass production efficiency has been the dream of manufacturing industry for many years. Mass customization production mode and agile manufacturing model all try to produce customized products with mass production efficiency. The paper introduces the agile manufacturing mode, analyzes the characteristics of mass customization mode, and compares the similarities and differences of the two modes. Problems on how to develop mass customization and agile manufacturing in our country were discussed in the end.