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 /

• Main Authors: Boër, Claudio R. (Author), Dulio, Sergio (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London, 2007.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Management.; Industrial management.; Computer-aided engineering.; Industrial engineering.; Production engineering.; Engineering economics.; Engineering economy.; Manufacturing industries.; Machines.; Tools.; Industrial and Production Engineering.; Innovation/Technology Management.; Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing.; Manufacturing, Machines, Tools.; Computer-Aided Engineering (CAD, CAE) and Design.

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...

Table of Contents:

• 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.