producing a customized product on demand for a specific, named customer after receipt of an actual order, and, producing it with the same efficiency as one would expect from a mass-produced product.

As the day passes, customers continue to value their uniqueness. It, then, becomes even more crucial to design products to meet the unique needs of every individual. As the development of technology, ...

For more than two decades, mass customization has been the future of manufacturing--and for some manufacturers it probably always will be. On the face of it, mass customization is a remarkably ...

Mass customization, where customers order clothing made to their own style tastes and measurements, has been proposed as one solution to overproduction. But the logistical challenges of tailoring ...

Thanks to the immediacy of our digital age, shoppers have a growing desire for products that can be instantly customized exactly to their preferences. But the demand for customized goods does not ...

Once consumers find they have choices, will they ever go back to mass-produced products? It’s a question that seems simple enough. And there may be no better place to look than the NIKEiD offering of ...

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Most manufacturers have departments to handle special requests. Here's how to make every order special. Imagine this: You've been designing a new processing line for weeks and have finally worked out ...

GENERAL MOTORS ON Tuesday will come another step closer to fulfilling its build-to-order consumer strategy when it announces a $7.5 million deal with Chrome Data. Chrome of Portland, Ore., aggregates ...

Interfaces are a vital component of modularization. But do machine builders have to adhere to specific standards? One of the most significant challenges manufacturers face is: How do I serve the very ...