Product configuration: a review of the state-of-the-art and future research
LL Zhang - International Journal of Production Research, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Being able to provide companies with a number of advantages in delivering customised
products, product configuration has received increasing attention from the academia and …
products, product configuration has received increasing attention from the academia and …
Enterprise resource planning systems: An assessment of applicability to make-to-order companies
Many vendors of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems claim their products are
widely applicable–configurable to meet the needs of any business, whatever the product or …
widely applicable–configurable to meet the needs of any business, whatever the product or …
Product configurator impact on product quality
More and more firms today rely on product configurators to more efficiently and effectively
meet increasingly diverse customers' needs. In literature, however, the discussion of the …
meet increasingly diverse customers' needs. In literature, however, the discussion of the …
A B2B flexible pricing decision support system for managing the request for quotation process under e-commerce business environment
In the era of digitalisation, e-commerce retail sites have become decisive channels for
reaching millions of potential customers worldwide. Digital marketing strategies are …
reaching millions of potential customers worldwide. Digital marketing strategies are …
Increasing the consumer-perceived benefits of a mass-customization experience through sales-configurator capabilities
The consumer's experience of self-customizing a product with a sales configurator can be a
source of experience-related benefits for the consumer, above and beyond the traditionally …
source of experience-related benefits for the consumer, above and beyond the traditionally …
Definition and evaluation of product configurator development strategies
Product configurators represent one of the most successful applications of artificial
intelligence principles. Product configurators are a subtype of software-based expert …
intelligence principles. Product configurators are a subtype of software-based expert …
The main challenges for manufacturing companies in implementing and utilizing configurators
Companies providing customized products increasingly apply configurators in supporting
sales and design activities, thus improving lead-times, quality, cost, benefits perceived by …
sales and design activities, thus improving lead-times, quality, cost, benefits perceived by …
Sales configurator capabilities to avoid the product variety paradox: Construct development and validation
Sales configurators are applications designed to support potential customers in choosing,
within a company's product offer, the product solution that best fits their needs. These …
within a company's product offer, the product solution that best fits their needs. These …
Establishing a maturity model for design automation in sales-delivery processes of ETO products
Short delivery times are considered a competitive advantage in the engineer-to-order (ETO)
sector. Design-related tasks contribute to a substantial amount of delivery times and costs …
sector. Design-related tasks contribute to a substantial amount of delivery times and costs …
The documentation of product configuration systems: A framework and an IT solution
When designing and maintaining a product configuration system (PCS), complete and up-to-
date documentation of the system is needed in the form of a product model that outlines the …
date documentation of the system is needed in the form of a product model that outlines the …