Yiliu Tu

TL;DR: In this article, the authors consider the impacts of the correlation among various characteristics/technical attributes (TA) of products with a view to gaining a higher level of overall customer satisfaction.

TL;DR: A cost index structure is presented, which is a novel data structure, together with two novel cost estimate methods, for the development of a semi or fully automatic computer-aided cost estimate and control system in mass customization.

TL;DR: In this paper, variations of product configurations and parameters in an one-of-a-kind production (OKP) product family are modeled by an AND-OR tree and parameters of the nodes in this tree.

TL;DR: In this article, a framework for computer-aided process planning (CAPP) in virtual one-of-a-kind production (OKP) is presented, which addresses issues raised from highly customised products, the concurrent approach of product development and production through a manufacturing network, incomplete product and production data in OKP, the need for quickly capturing marketing opportunities and early response to the customer's demands, continuous customer influence upon production, the optimal selection of partners, and partner synthesis in virtual manufacturing.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present the development of such an information system, which enables a medium-sized window and door manufacturer in Calgary, Canada to produce one-of-a-kind products by using one-piece flow production methods.