Knowledge-based Configuration

PART 1 INTRODUCTION 1. Motivation for the Book 2. A Short History of Configuration 3. Configuration-Related Topics 4. Benefits of Configuration Systems 5. Overview of the Book

PART 2 BASICS 6. Configuration Knowledge Representation and Reasoning 7. Conflict Detection and Diagnosis in Configuration 8. User Interfaces for Configuration Environments 9. Core Capabilities of Sustainable Mass Customization 10. Smarthome Configuration Model

PART 3 ADVANCED TOPICS 11. Knowledge Engineering for Configuration Systems 12. Redundancy Detection in Configuration Knowledge 13. Personalized Configuration 14. Consumer Decision-Making and Configuration Systems 15. Configuration-Related Research Challenges

PART 4 CASE STUDIES 16. SIEMENS: Configuration and Reconfiguration in Industry 17. Tacton: Use of Tacton Configurator at FLSmidth 18. encoway: From ERP-Based to Sales-Oriented Configuration 19. Kapsch: Reconfiguration of Mobile Phone Networks 20. Configuring and Generating Technical Documents 21. Configuring Services and Processes

PART 5 CONFIGURATION ENVIRONMENTS 22. S'UPREME 23. Encoway 24. Konwerk 25. WeeVis 26. VariSales 27. Product Configuration in SAP: A Retrospective

PART 6 APPENDIX

Felfernig, AlexanderAlexander Felfernig is professor of Applied Software Engineering at the Graz University of Technology. In his research he focuses on the areas of knowledge-based configuration and recommender systems. He has written over 150 articles in this area. Hotz, LotharLothar Hotz is a researcher at the University of Hamburg. In his research he focuses on knowledge representation issue within the context of knowledge based configuration. He is the author of several books and articles in artificial intelligence Bagley, ClaireClaire Bagley is the Research & Development Director of the Advanced Constraint Technology group at Oracle. In her research and development, she focuses on the application of constraint technology in the industry and specifically but not exclusively in Supply Chain Management business domains such as Configuration applications.

"...quite informative, touching on most aspects of configuration.a good reference if your work involves configuration systems. There are also plenty of references to related items in the literature." --Computing Reviews

"This book is an excellent introduction and overview of the field of Configuration Systems. It covers the most important developments in the field." --HPCMagazine.com, August 2014

"I've always said that the key to mass customizing is a design tool that helps customers figure out what they want and then gets that information back into operations. Now here comes Knowledge-Based Configuration to guide you through the technologies behind such design tools. You won't truly understand Mass Customization without it!" --B. Joseph Pine II, author, Mass Customization and Infinite Possibility: Creating Customer Value on the Digital Frontier

"An essential book to keep abreast of configuration-related research and practice and, at the same time, a useful introduction to key configuration concepts. A source of inspiration that promises to broaden the scope of configuration systems applications and enrich the variety of perspectives from which this subject is studied." --Cipriano Forza, Professor of Operations Management and General Management at Padova University, Italy

"Perfectly on the road that enhances the fit between customer and supplier! A great book that: is not promoting a single point of view!; gathers the diversity of industrial expectations, software solutions and theoretical foundations! ;will be THE reference on CONFIGURATION for the 10 coming years!" --Michel Aldanondo, Head of Industrial Engineering Laboratory of Toulouse University Mines Albi