Software product configurators are an emerging technology that sup- ports companies in deploying mass customization strategies. Such strategies need to cover the management of the whole customizable product cycle. Adding pro- cess modeling and configuration features to a product configurator may improve its ability to assist mass customization development. In this paper, we describe a modeling framework that allows one to model both a product and its production process. We first introduce our framework focusing on its process modeling ca- pabilities. Then, we outline a possible implementation based on Constraint Logic Programming of such product/process configuration system. A comparison with some of the existing systems for product configuration and process modeling concludes the paper.
ProdProc - Product and Production Process Modeling and Configuration
CAMPAGNA, DARIO;FORMISANO, Andrea
2011
Abstract
Software product configurators are an emerging technology that sup- ports companies in deploying mass customization strategies. Such strategies need to cover the management of the whole customizable product cycle. Adding pro- cess modeling and configuration features to a product configurator may improve its ability to assist mass customization development. In this paper, we describe a modeling framework that allows one to model both a product and its production process. We first introduce our framework focusing on its process modeling ca- pabilities. Then, we outline a possible implementation based on Constraint Logic Programming of such product/process configuration system. A comparison with some of the existing systems for product configuration and process modeling concludes the paper.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
