Research on Technology of Rapid Responding for Product Quotation in Mass Customization

By analyzing the characteristics of product quotation in mass customization, this paper presents a concept of request-characteristic variable and request-interaction view. Through establishment of quotation rule and the mapping between request-characteristic variable and quotation of product module, a rule-based quotation method is put forward, which is a new quotation method for mass customization. The method has been applied in elevator industry and obtained satisfactory result.