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Using Cloud, Modularity, and Make-to-Upgrade Strategy for Integrating Customized-Oriented Supply Networks

Klaus-dieter ThobenAfshin MehrsaiHamid Reza Karimi

subject

Structure (mathematical logic)Production strategyModularity (networks)UpgradeGlobal businessComputer sciencebusiness.industryManufacturingSystems engineeringCloud computingbusiness

description

In the current global business individual demand play crucial roles. Customized-oriented supply networks are being proliferated in manufacturing industries, yet integration of their members is still quite challenging. As a practical solution, in this paper a new collaborative approach out of modularity structure, cloud computing, and a novel production strategy, called Make-to-Upgrade (MTU), is suggested. The complementary aspects of these techniques are highlighted and briefly explained here. MTU is as a strategy for future products with new characteristics, e.g., upgradability.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2013-01-01
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-41266-0_53