Outline

What is mass customization?
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_customization [1]
- Letting Consumers Design their own Experiences: Case for Mass Customization Model - By Ted Mininni
- Manufacturing Case Study: Left® Custom made shoes
  https://shop.leftfootcompany.com/2007/ [2]
- What would a mass customization future look like?
  http://www.toshare.it/spime [3]
In depth Context Furniture MFG: beginnings of a mass customization company
- Discovering a process
- Explaining the process
- Refining the concept: Digital to digital
Hands on manufacturing
- Material handling
  - Lumberyard
  - Laminator
  - CNC Router
  - Finish
  - Inspect/assemble/ship
- Equipment and machine process
  - CNC
  - Router
  - WaterJet
  - Laser
  - Carvewright
Software
- CAD - Computer Aided Design
- CAM - Computer Aided Manufacturing
- Open Source
- True nesting
How to design for mass customization
- Material Choices
- Thickness
- Surface
- Maximizing Yield
- Cellular vs. Batch
- Ease of modification
- Lead-time factors
- Logistics
- Shipping
Advantages of mass customization
- Socital advantages
- Environmental advantages
- How mass cutomization will change the retail model
- Design Democracy '08