The CRC card book
The Unified Modeling Language user guide
The Unified Modeling Language user guide
The unified software development process
The unified software development process
The Essence of Artificial Intelligence
The Essence of Artificial Intelligence
CRC cards for product modelling
Computers in Industry
Development of a web-based quotation expert system for machined parts
International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology
A layout technique for class diagrams to be used in product configuration projects
Computers in Industry
A review of conventional and knowledge based systems for machining price quotation
Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing
The illusion of tacit knowledge as the great problem in the development of product configurators
Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing
Definition and evaluation of product configurator development strategies
Computers in Industry
The impact of product configurators on lead times in engineering-oriented companies
Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing
Analyzing the accuracy of calculations when scoping product configuration projects
ISMIS'12 Proceedings of the 20th international conference on Foundations of Intelligent Systems
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How can product configuration support the process of engineering highly complex industrial products? This article describes how an IT-based product configuration system was developed to support the process of making budget quotations. The article is based on a research project carried out as collaboration between the Centre for Product Modelling (CPM) at the Technical University of Denmark and a Danish cement plant manufacturer. A procedure for building product models developed by the Centre for Product Modelling was tested empirically at the company during the project. The system was developed from 1998 to 1999, and the configuration system has now been in operation for more than three years during which period significant results have been achieved. The lead-time for making budget quotations has been reduced from 2-5 weeks to 1-3 days. The quotations are more consistent and easy to read with focus on the big issues of the cement plant. The configuration system makes it possible to optimise the cement factories with respect to performance, an increased use of the company's components, and with respect to the use of previously manufactured components. Finally, the engineering resources used for making a budget quotation have been significantly reduced.