Simulation of Loading Policies in the Virtual-Build-to-Order Fulfillment System for Automotive Industry

As companies race to adopt mass customization (MC) as one of the key strategies, it becomes increasingly important to understand how order fulfillment system work more effectively and efficiently. Within the automotive sector, virtual-build- to-order (VBTO) is an emerging form of order fulfillment s...

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Main Author: Hui, Peng
Format: Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2006
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/20432/
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description As companies race to adopt mass customization (MC) as one of the key strategies, it becomes increasingly important to understand how order fulfillment system work more effectively and efficiently. Within the automotive sector, virtual-build- to-order (VBTO) is an emerging form of order fulfillment system that attempts to achieve high fulfillment performance level to reduce customers waiting time and minimize the finished product stock. Its suitability for use has been identified as part or a MC manufacturing strategy, in particular for the Catalogue Mode of MC. An automaker in this position would need to understand the relationships between system variables. Our research describes and develops a design aid for Ford of Europe engaged in order fulfillment system that underpins VBTO, emphasizing the loading policies in kinds of situation. This simulating model for this problem is based on the core model of VBTO previously designed by Brabazon and MacCarthy. Furthermore, the implications of these results for future research as well as the potential problems are examined. Keywords: mass customization, order fulfillment, VBTO, simulation, automotive, pipeline disturbance
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spelling nottingham-204322018-01-23T18:06:01Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/20432/ Simulation of Loading Policies in the Virtual-Build-to-Order Fulfillment System for Automotive Industry Hui, Peng As companies race to adopt mass customization (MC) as one of the key strategies, it becomes increasingly important to understand how order fulfillment system work more effectively and efficiently. Within the automotive sector, virtual-build- to-order (VBTO) is an emerging form of order fulfillment system that attempts to achieve high fulfillment performance level to reduce customers waiting time and minimize the finished product stock. Its suitability for use has been identified as part or a MC manufacturing strategy, in particular for the Catalogue Mode of MC. An automaker in this position would need to understand the relationships between system variables. Our research describes and develops a design aid for Ford of Europe engaged in order fulfillment system that underpins VBTO, emphasizing the loading policies in kinds of situation. This simulating model for this problem is based on the core model of VBTO previously designed by Brabazon and MacCarthy. Furthermore, the implications of these results for future research as well as the potential problems are examined. Keywords: mass customization, order fulfillment, VBTO, simulation, automotive, pipeline disturbance 2006 Dissertation (University of Nottingham only) NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/20432/1/06MSceexph.pdf Hui, Peng (2006) Simulation of Loading Policies in the Virtual-Build-to-Order Fulfillment System for Automotive Industry. [Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)] (Unpublished) mass customization order fulfillment VBTO simulation automotive pipeline disturbance
spellingShingle mass customization
order fulfillment
VBTO
simulation
automotive
pipeline disturbance
Hui, Peng
Simulation of Loading Policies in the Virtual-Build-to-Order Fulfillment System for Automotive Industry
title Simulation of Loading Policies in the Virtual-Build-to-Order Fulfillment System for Automotive Industry
title_full Simulation of Loading Policies in the Virtual-Build-to-Order Fulfillment System for Automotive Industry
title_fullStr Simulation of Loading Policies in the Virtual-Build-to-Order Fulfillment System for Automotive Industry
title_full_unstemmed Simulation of Loading Policies in the Virtual-Build-to-Order Fulfillment System for Automotive Industry
title_short Simulation of Loading Policies in the Virtual-Build-to-Order Fulfillment System for Automotive Industry
title_sort simulation of loading policies in the virtual-build-to-order fulfillment system for automotive industry
topic mass customization
order fulfillment
VBTO
simulation
automotive
pipeline disturbance
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/20432/