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Reconfigurable enterprises and production networks — virtual structures of manufacturing enterprises that coalesce and vanish in response to a dynamic marketplace — are one of the main enabler paradigm for mass customizable production. The design and coordination of production networks to changing market dynamics are challenging tasks. Simulation provides the ability to develop prototypes of such complex systems cost effectively and in shorter duration. This Chapter describes how simulation can be utilized in conjunction with multi agent system techniques to develop realistic prototypes of complex decision support systems for the design of coordination strategies in large-scale mass customization production systems.
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Bruccoleri, M. (2004). Simulation Modeling Using Agents For Mass Customization. In: Mass Customization. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9015-0_8
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