Mass Customization and Footwear: Myth, Salvation or Reality? A Comprehensive Analysis of the Adoption of the Mass Customization Paradigm in Footwear, from the Perspective of the EUROShoE (Extended User Oriented Shoe Enterprise) Research Project /

Mass customization is an emerging paradigm that is gathering a growing interest in many different industrial fields. The EUROShoE project, financed by the European Commission, explored the applicability of and developed technologies for the adoption of such a paradigm in the footwear business. The t...

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Main Authors: Boër, Claudio R. (Author), Dulio, Sergio (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Springer London, 2007.
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505 0 |a Introduction: Why this Book and to Whom it is Addressed -- Mass Customization and Footwear -- The EUROShoE Project -- Footwear Mass Customization in Practice -- From Footwear to Other Industries -- Conclusion: A Few Questions to be Answered. 
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