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Current product customization systems seldom consider the whole process of product customization, nor provide integrated application services for small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). In this paper, an ASP-based product customization service system with integrated application services is proposed for SMEs. A lifecycle-oriented customization service mode is presented to smoothly drive the whole process of product customization. For supporting product customization effectively and efficiently, key technologies on distributed product resource sharing, distributed product data reorganization, and product configuration are deeply studied. A dynamic resource publishing method and a general resource evaluation model with reward measures to promote resource sharing are given. A method of XML-based data mapping for product structure tree reorganization is proposed. A parameter gray correlation degree algorithm is established for quick product configuration. To greatly meet customers’ individual requirements, an interactive virtual product configuration platform is designed. Finally, product customization service system orienting to construction machinery is developed and validates the above studies.
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Su, Y., Liao, W., Guo, Y. et al. Key technologies for ASP-based product customization service system for SMEs: a case study. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 42, 381–397 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-008-1589-z
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