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Ed Miller, president of CIMdata, an Ann Arbor, Mich., consulting firm, talks with Automation World’s Wes Iversen about trends in mass customization, or “build-to-order” manufacturing.
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Subscribe via RSSMass customization involves the ability to build products specifically to customer order, in lot sizes as small as one, and to deliver those products relatively quickly, often at price points similar to those of mass-produced products.
Today, terms such as “build-to-order” or “configure-to-order” are often used to describe this approach to manufacturing. But whatever you call it, a growing number of companies are moving in this direction, as a way to improve their competitiveness and customer responsiveness.
Automation World Managing Editor Wes Iversen recently discussed these trends with Ed Miller, president of CIMdata, an Ann Arbor, Mich., consulting firm.
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