This article is about online product customization, which potentially connects multiple customers and suppliers throughout an entire supply chain. This article proposes a web service-oriented approach, such that users can source competitive offers and generate feature-based CAD models from different vendors over the Internet. The key technique is to create feature markup descriptions for the requested library elements. Group technology is applied to classify and control the geometry configurations of component models. The approach enhances traditional un-parameterized and platform-dependent electronic catalogs by avoiding hard coding of catalogs within specific CAD systems, and thereby facilitates the updating of databases.
Hsu, C.-C. and Chen, Y.-C. (2007). Mining of Mixed Data with Application to Catalog Marketing, Expert Systems with Applications, 32(1): 12-23.
2.
Stanoevska-Slabeva, K. and Schmid, B. (2000). Internet Electronic Product Catalogs: An Approach Beyond Simple Keywords and Multimedia, Computer Networks, 32(6): 701-715.
3.
Li, Y., Lu, Y., Liao, W. and Lin, Z. (2006). Representation and Share of Part Feature Information in Web-based Parts Library, Expert Systems with Applications , 31(4): 697-704.
4.
Chung, J. and Lee, K. (2002). A Framework of Collaborative Design Environment for Injection Moulding, Computers in Industry, 47(3): 319-337.
5.
Raghothama, S. and Shapiro, V. (2002). Topological Framework for Part Families, In: Proceedings of ACM SM'02, Saarbrucken , Germany, 17-21 June.
6.
Jiao, J. and Helander, M. (2006). Development of an Electronic Configure-to-Order Platform for Customized Product Development, Computers in Industry, 57(3): 231-244.
7.
Zhang, Y. and Jiao, J. (2007). An Associative Classification-based Recommendation System for Personalization in B2C E-Commerce Applications, Expert Systems with Applications, 33(2): 357-367.
8.
Younas, M., Awan, I. and Duce, D. (2006). An Efficient Composition of Web Services with Active Network Support, Expert Systems with Applications, 31(4): 859-869.
9.
Wang, S., Shen, W. and Hao, Q. (2006). An Agent-based Web Service Workflow Model for Inter-enterprise Collaboration, Expert Systems with Applications , 31(4): 859-869.
10.
Ma, Y.-S. , Tor, S.B. and Britton, G.A. (2003). The Development of a Standard Component Library for Plastic Injection Mould Design Using an Object Oriented Approach, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 22: 611-618.
11.
Domenico, B. , Francesco, G., Stefania, M. and Maurizio, V. (2004). A Web Service Based Framework for the Semantic Mapping amongst Product Classification, Journal of Electronic Commerce Research, 5: 114-127.
12.
Davies, N.J. , Fensel, D. and Richardson, M. (2004). The Future of Web Services , BT Technology Journal, 22(1): 118-130.
13.
Calladine, J. (2004). Giving Legs to the Legacy - Web Services Integration within the Enterprise, BT Technology Journal, 22(1): 87-98.
14.
Lee, C.K.M. , Ho, G.T.S., Lau, H.C.W. and Yu, K.M. (2006). A Dynamic Information Schema for Supporting Product Lifecycle Management, Expert Systems with Applications, 31(1): 30-40.
15.
Ma, Y.-S. (2006). Web Service-Oriented Standard Product Library, International Journal of Agile Manufacturing , 9(2): 65-72.
16.
Ma, Y.-S. , Rajeshbabu, T.S. and Deng, Y.M. (2007b). Web Service Oriented Standard Product Library, International Journal of Electronic Business Management, 5(2): 105-104.
17.
Xue, D. and Dong, Z. (1997). Coding and Clustering of Design and Manufacturing Features for Concurrent Design, Computers in Industry, 34(1): 139-153.
18.
Bidarra, R. and Bronsvoort, W.F. (2000). Semantic Feature Modeling , Computer-Aided Design, 32: 201-225.
19.
Spatial Corp. (2001). ACIS, 3D Geometric Modeling 6.3.1 Objects (ACSCD1631).
20.
Ma, Y.-S. , Britton, G.A., Tor, S.B. and Jin, L.-Y. (2007a). Associative Assembly Design Features: Concept, Implementation and Application, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 32(5-6): 434-444.
