Study of product model and configuration based on mass customization

To adapt the competition of global market and meet various demands of customer, mass customization which is a mode of manufacture and design emerges as the requirement of social development. The final aim of mass customization is to combine the advantages of mass production and customization to meet the demands of individual customer, while without losing the enterprise’s economic benefits. Firstly, based on the characters of mass customization mode, product model, configuration object of product structure based on product model, reasoning of product structure and component variables are studied from aspects of conceptual introduction and theoretical analysis. Secondly, product configuration design and effect, configuration control based on customization, the process of product configuration and instantiation methods etc. are discussed in detail. Lastly, the product family model and structure of configuration oriented is presented.