The Customer Centric Enterprise : Advances in Mass Customization and Personalization /

Companies are being forced to react to the growing individualization of demand. At the same time, cost management remains of paramount importance due to the competitive pressure in global markets. Thus, making enterprises more customer centric efficiently is a top management priority in most industr...

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Main Author: Tseng, Mitchell M.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Piller, Frank T.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2003.
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Summary:Companies are being forced to react to the growing individualization of demand. At the same time, cost management remains of paramount importance due to the competitive pressure in global markets. Thus, making enterprises more customer centric efficiently is a top management priority in most industries. Mass customization and personalization are key strategies to meet this challenge. Companies like Procter & Gamble, Lego, Nike, Adidas, Land`s End, BMW, or Levi Strauss, among others, have started large-scale mass customization programs. This book provides insight into the different aspects of building a customer centric enterprise. Following an interdisciplinary approach, leading scientists and practitioners share their findings, concepts, and strategies from the perspective of design, production engineering, logistics, technology and innovation management, customer behavior, as well as marketing.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 552 pages 121 illustrations)
ISBN:9783642554605 (electronic bk.)
3642554601 (electronic bk.)