A Framework for Supply Chain Efficiency Evaluation of Mass Customized Automobiles

Different tools of the supply chain should be managed very efficiently in mass customization. In the automobile industry, there are different strategies to manage these tools. We need to investigate which strategies among the different ones are successful and which are not. There is lack in literature regarding such analysis. Keeping this in view, the purpose of this paper is to construct a framework and model which can help to analyze the supply chain of mass customized automobiles quantitatively for future studies. Furthermore, we will also consider that which type of data can be used for the suggested model and where it can be taken from. Such framework can help to bring insight for future analysis.

Authors:

• Arshia Khan
• Hans-Dietrich Haasis

Keywords:

• Mass customization
• supply chain
• inventory
• distribution
• automobile industry.

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