In the business of mass customisation

Bart MacCarthy*, Philip Brabazon

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The article discusses the strategies used in mass customization (MC). The MC strategy involves three elements including identification of target markets and customers, deciding what products and services to offer and strategic decisions made on target markets. The central idea of MC is to customize mass scale production and to achieve standards of efficiency, productivity, costs and quality.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)30-33
Number of pages4
JournalManufacturing Engineer
Volume82
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Aug 2003

Keywords

  • efficiency
  • productivity
  • costs
  • mass scale
  • mass customisation
  • delivery
  • responsiveness
  • quality

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