Abstract
In the automotive industry, engine companies produce a highly complex product, with a need to satisfy stringent legislation emission targets while at the same time they are faced with a highly fragmented market of different customers demanding highly customized products. A main driver to be competitive in such a situation is to manage changes effectively. Change requests from new customer requirements even late in the process must be analyzed for potential costly knock-on effects to other, not necessarily connected components. This paper describes how the Change Prediction Method (CPM) can be applied for the assessment of knock-on change risks which supports companies in planning for changes before being implemented and allows for an improved planning towards mass customization.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Handbook of Research in Mass Customization and Personalization |
| Publisher | World Scientific Publishing Co. |
| Pages | 376-399 |
| Number of pages | 24 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9789814280280 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9789814280259 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Jan 2009 |
| Externally published | Yes |