Knowledge-Based Configuration

Chapter 4

Benefits of Configuration Systems

Alexander Felfernig^a, Claire Bagley^b, Juha Tiihonen^c, Lois Wortley^b and Lothar Hotz^d,    ^aGraz University of Technology, Graz, Austria,    ^bOracle Corporation, Burlington, MA, USA,    ^cAalto University, Aalto, Finland,    ^dHITeC e.V., University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

Abstract

In this chapter, we summarize challenges related to the implementation of mass customization. In this context, we discuss benefits that result from a successful deployment and application of configuration technologies.

Keywords

Knowledge-based Configuration; Challenges; Benefits

4.1 Introduction

Configuration is a key technology for successfully implementing mass customization (see Piller and Blazek, 2014¹).In this chapter, ...