TY - GEN
T1 - Implementing Virtual Prototyping for the Production of Customized Products
T2 - 8th Changeable, Agile, Reconfigurable and Virtual Production Conference, CARV 2021 and 10th World Mass Customization and Personalization Conference, MCPC 2021
AU - Christiansen, Lasse
AU - Borregaard, Thorbjørn
AU - Antonsen, Mikkel Graugaard
AU - Laursen, Esben Skov
AU - Brunoe, Thomas D.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - A virtual prototype which enables the configuration and validation of a customized product is a vital component when handling complexity in mass customization. Developing virtual prototypes for the configuration, validation and production of customized products is, however, often resource consuming and therefore challenging. It can be especially resource-consuming for SMEs as they are smaller than traditional companies that perform mass customization. This study focuses on SMEs and aims to identify and investigate the barriers to implementing virtual prototypes in the design process. It is assumed that a deeper understanding of these barriers will help companies overcome these challenges. On the basis of empirical data from 16 Danish SMEs, this study starts by identifying the barriers to implementing virtual prototypes in the design process. Next, some of these barriers are investigated in detail by means of a case study of a successful implementation of virtual prototypes at a Danish SME. As the case study focuses on a single, successful implementation and investigates only some of the identified barriers in detail, a broader perspective remains a topic for future work.
AB - A virtual prototype which enables the configuration and validation of a customized product is a vital component when handling complexity in mass customization. Developing virtual prototypes for the configuration, validation and production of customized products is, however, often resource consuming and therefore challenging. It can be especially resource-consuming for SMEs as they are smaller than traditional companies that perform mass customization. This study focuses on SMEs and aims to identify and investigate the barriers to implementing virtual prototypes in the design process. It is assumed that a deeper understanding of these barriers will help companies overcome these challenges. On the basis of empirical data from 16 Danish SMEs, this study starts by identifying the barriers to implementing virtual prototypes in the design process. Next, some of these barriers are investigated in detail by means of a case study of a successful implementation of virtual prototypes at a Danish SME. As the case study focuses on a single, successful implementation and investigates only some of the identified barriers in detail, a broader perspective remains a topic for future work.
KW - Barriers
KW - Engaged scholarship
KW - Mass customization
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85119397316&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-030-90700-6_87
DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-90700-6_87
M3 - Article in proceeding
SN - 978-3-030-90699-3
SN - 978-3-030-90702-0
T3 - Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering
SP - 762
EP - 769
BT - Towards Sustainable Customization: Bridging Smart Products and Manufacturing Systems
A2 - Andersen, Ann-Louise
A2 - Andersen, Rasmus
A2 - Brunoe, Thomas Ditlev
A2 - Schioenning Larsen, Maria
A2 - Nielsen, Kjeld
A2 - Napoleone, Alessia
A2 - Kjeldgaard, Stefan
PB - Springer
Y2 - 1 November 2021 through 2 November 2021
ER -