Abstract
This paper addresses the issue whether the concepts mass customization
and sustainability are fundamentally compatible by asking the question:
can a mass customized product be sustainable? Some factors indicate that mass
customized products are less sustainable than standardized products; however
other factors suggest the opposite. This paper explores these factors during
three life cycle phases for a product: Production, Use and End of Life. It is concluded
that there is not an unambiguous causal relationship between mass
customization and sustainability; however several factors unique to mass
customized products are essential to consider during product development.
and sustainability are fundamentally compatible by asking the question:
can a mass customized product be sustainable? Some factors indicate that mass
customized products are less sustainable than standardized products; however
other factors suggest the opposite. This paper explores these factors during
three life cycle phases for a product: Production, Use and End of Life. It is concluded
that there is not an unambiguous causal relationship between mass
customization and sustainability; however several factors unique to mass
customized products are essential to consider during product development.
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Titel | Advances in Production Management Systems : Sustainable Production and Service Supply Chains |
Redaktører | Vittal Prabhu, Marco Taisch, Dimitris Kiritsis |
Vol/bind | 414 |
Forlag | Springer Publishing Company |
Publikationsdato | 2013 |
Sider | 175-182 |
ISBN (Trykt) | 978-3-642-41265-3 |
ISBN (Elektronisk) | 978-3-642-41266-0 |
DOI | |
Status | Udgivet - 2013 |
Begivenhed | IFIP WG 5.7 International Conference, APMS 2013 - The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania, USA Varighed: 9 sep. 2013 → 12 sep. 2013 |
Konference
Konference | IFIP WG 5.7 International Conference, APMS 2013 |
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Lokation | The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel |
Land/Område | USA |
By | Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania |
Periode | 09/09/2013 → 12/09/2013 |
Navn | IFIP AICT - Advances in Information and Communication technology |
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Vol/bind | 414 |
ISSN | 1868-4238 |
Emneord
- mass customization, sustainability, remanufacturing.