Implications of mass customisation on business information systems

Publikations-Art

Zeitschriftenbeitrag (peer-reviewed)

Autoren

Dietrich, A. J.; Kirn, S.; Timm, I. J.

Erscheinungsjahr

2006

Veröffentlicht in

International Journal of Mass Customisation

Verlag

Inderscience

Band/Volume

1/

ISBN / ISSN / eISSN

1742-4208

DOI

10.1504/IJMASSC.2006.008623

Seite (von - bis)

218-236

Modern information and communication technologies like the internet or mobile computing are enforcing changes of Business Information Systems (BIS) in the context of an evolving e-business and global economy. This paper analyses the impact of mass customisation on future BIS, with a focus on globally distributed value chains. Consequently, we address the question of how to scale mass customisation in existing supply webs. New and innovative concepts are needed to keep transaction costs low and information logistics transparent. Using a case study from the footwear industry, we present an innovative multiagent approach, which uses information represented with explicit machine-understandable semantics for coordinating and negotiating activities throughout the supply web.