Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate how product modularity (PM) is related to mass customization (MC) capability and plant competitiveness. Design/methodology/approach – The paper tests hypothesized relationships using structural equation modeling with an international...

Purpose – This paper seeks to develop a conceptual model that enables understanding of consumer purchase decisions in relation to the first customized products, including steps of the decision process, determinants, and consequences of each step. Design/methodology/approach – The classic...

The article offers a scheme of the process of calculation of a standard price for consideration. This scheme includes three stages. The first stage - the task of price aggregation. The article describes a model for aggregation of calculation of standard prices with the help of analysis of...

В данной статье предложена к рассмотрению схема процесса подсчета стандартной цены. Эта схема включает четыре этапа. Первый этап – задача агрегации цен. С...

A product often requires inspection on more than one characteristic. The traditional method determines inspection specifications for each characteristic independently. This practice ignores the interactions among characteristics in determining the disposition of an item, and prohibits tradeoffs...