Knowledge-Based Configuration

From Research to Business Cases
Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-0-12-415817-7
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Technology

Buch, Englisch, 384 Seiten, Format (B × H): 195 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 960 g

Knowledge-based Configuration incorporates knowledge representation formalisms to capture complex product models and reasoning methods to provide intelligent interactive behavior with the user. This book represents the first time that corporate and academic worlds collaborate integrating research and commercial benefits of knowledge-based configuration. Foundational interdisciplinary material is provided for composing models from increasingly complex products and services. Case studies, the latest research, and graphical knowledge representations that increase understanding of knowledge-based configuration provide a toolkit to continue to push the boundaries of what configurators can do and how they enable companies and customers to thrive.

Zielgruppe

<p>Researchers in corporations and academia; software engineers; systems engineers; technical management</p>

Autoren/Hrsg.

Felfernig, Alexander

Hotz, Lothar (Researcher, Universitat Hamburg, Germany)

Hotz, Lothar

Bagley, Claire

Tiihonen, Juha (Researcher, Aalto University, Finland)

Tiihonen, Juha

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Angewandte Informatik Wirtschaftsinformatik
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Konstruktionslehre und -technik
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Programmierung | Softwareentwicklung Software Engineering
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Wirtschaftsinformatik, SAP, IT-Management

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART 1 INTRODUCTION1. Motivation for the Book2. A Short History of Configuration3. Configuration-Related Topics4. Benefits of Configuration Systems5. Overview of the Book

PART 2 BASICS6. Configuration Knowledge Representation and Reasoning7. 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 TOPICS11. Knowledge Engineering for Configuration Systems12. Redundancy Detection in Configuration Knowledge13. Personalized Configuration 14. Consumer Decision-Making and Configuration Systems15. Configuration-Related Research Challenges

PART 4 CASE STUDIES16. SIEMENS: Configuration and Reconfiguration in Industry 17. Tacton: Use of Tacton Configurator at FLSmidth18. encoway: From ERP-Based to Sales-Oriented Configuration19. Kapsch: Reconfiguration of Mobile Phone Networks 20. Configuring and Generating Technical Documents21. Configuring Services and Processes

PART 5 CONFIGURATION ENVIRONMENTS22. S'UPREME23. Encoway 24. Konwerk 25. WeeVis 26. VariSales 27. Product Configuration in SAP: A Retrospective

PART 6 APPENDIX

Über Autor(innen)

Hotz, Lothar
Lothar 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

Felfernig, Alexander
Alexander 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.

Bagley, Claire
Claire 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.