Title :
The past, present and future of mass customization-its relevance and implementation in Malaysia
Author :
Fakhrizzaki, Farhatuzzakiyah Ahmad ; Yasin, Norizan Mohd
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Comput. Sci. & Inf. Technol., Univ. Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Abstract :
Mass customization (MC) is the capability to offer individually tailored products on a large scale with electronic commerce as its ideal facilitator. This conceptual paper, through the widespread analysis of MC related articles, identified the definition of MC as well as research in MC areas and eventually divided them into a few categories. From the analysis of MC definitions, two new definitions of MC are derived. Also, from the analysis of research areas in MC, MC related Decision Support System (DSS) is proposed to bridge the gap between these research areas. Additionally, problems with regards to the implementation MC in Malaysia are also identified and measures are proposed to overcome them.
Keywords :
decision support systems; electronic commerce; mass production; product customisation; DSS; MC definitions; MC related decision support system; electronic commerce; individually tailored products; mass customization; Fabrication; Mass customization; Silicon; Concept; Definition; Mass customization; Research Areas;
Conference_Titel :
Information and Communication Technology for the Muslim World (ICT4M), 2010 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Jakarta
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7920-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7922-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICT4M.2010.5971902
