Mass production has been the lifeblood of manufacturing for the last hundred years but it may have outlived its usefulness, according to officials at Delcam plc, a CAD/CAM software developer based in ...

If your buyers want custom, built-to-order products, but you need to make and sell enough at a low price to compete with mass production, mass customization is your middle ground. As customers get ...

producing a customized product on demand for a specific, named customer after receipt of an actual order, and, producing it with the same efficiency as one would expect from a mass-produced product.

Mass customization, where customers order clothing made to their own style tastes and measurements, has been proposed as one solution to overproduction. But the logistical challenges of tailoring ...

Most manufacturers have departments to handle special requests. Here's how to make every order special. Imagine this: You've been designing a new processing line for weeks and have finally worked out ...

The manufacturing landscape is shifting from traditional mass production to highly agile, customer-centric models. At the ...

Circa 2014, the world was being told by people like this author that 3D printing was ushering in an era of mass customization for consumers. That is, anyone would soon be able to purchase products ...