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In today’s global market, more and more manufacturing companies have realised that the ability to quickly develop a customised product in an economic and efficient way is critical for them to survive in today’s competitive international market. This is particularly true for one-of-a-kind production (OKP) companies. A new generation of OKP systems needs to be developed to help these companies maintain competitiveness in the global marketplace and improve the ability to rapidly combine the strengths of manufacturing partners to meet market needs. This chapter gives a definition of OKP and introduces the main issues and objectives of rapid OKP development in the global manufacturing environment.
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Xie, S., Tu, Y. (2011). Background and Motivation. In: Rapid One-of-a-kind Product Development. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84996-341-1_1
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