Measuring modularity-based manufacturing practices and their impact on mass customization capability: a customer-driven perspective

Measuring modularity-based manufacturing practices and their impact on mass customization capability: a customer-driven perspective

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Article ID: iaor2009175
Country: United States
Volume: 35
Issue: 2
Start Page Number: 147
End Page Number: 168
Publication Date: Apr 2005
Journal: Decision Sciences
Authors: , , ,
Keywords: decision theory
Abstract:

As uncertainty in markets and technology intensifies, more companies are adopting modular product and process architectures to cope with increasing demands for individually customized products. Modularity-based manufacturing is the application of unit standardization or substitution principles to create modular components and processes that can be configured into a wide range of end products to meet specific customer needs. This study defines modularity-based manufacturing practices (MBMP), develops a valid and reliable instrument to measure MBMP, builds a framework that relates customer closeness, MBMP, and mass customization capability, and tests structural relationships within this framework using LISREL.

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