A production planning method for mass customization

Based on the analysis of the fundamental thoughts of mass customization,its production characteristics and the features of its product structure,it discusses the occurring problems in coding process of product items,the definition of product configuration and production planning under the traditional MRPII system. It provides the method to identify the customized product code by family code and customer order number. In virtue of the technology of expert system and the establishment of product family structure and product configuration knowledge base,the customized BOM can be engendered. Meanwhile,this paper provides the following mass customization oriented production planning method. For standard product and its module for all-purpose,the standard MRPII production mode has been adopted. As for customized product,the production and assembly plan can be operated based on standard product and its general module. Finally this system offers customized product with specific characteristics to customers and realizes the integration with standard MRPII system.