| Name |
Description
|
Country |
| The User Innovation Research Initiative, Vienna University of Economics & Business Administration |
The
User Innovation Research Initiative is a research program which aims to
deepen the understanding of the phenomenon of user innovation. |
Austria |
| The Center for Product Modelling |
The
object of the Danish Association for Product Modelling is to
disseminate the knowledge of new operational methods for product
modelling among Danish companies. The object is to be attained by
offering specialist technical assistance and by creating a forum for
the exchange of technical experience of the tools and methods which lie
behind the development and application of product models. |
Denmark |
| Finnish Institute of Mass Customization and Personalization |
FIMCP,
the Finnish Institute of Mass Customization and Personalization, was founded in
2003 to foster research and interaction on mass customization and
personalization. The focus is on bringing together researchers, practitioners
and financiers to jointly develop Mass Customization blueprint in Finnish
environment. |
Finland |
International
Institute on Mass Customization & Personalization (IIMCP)
|
The
IIMCP is a society to provide a platform for interaction between
researchers and practitioners on mass customization, personalization
and related issues. The main
purposes of
the IIMCP are to promote and develop MCP technologies and business
models, to
nurture collaboration among members, especially in between academia and
industry, and to provide a communication medium for sharing latest
developments
in the field of MCP. The founding directors of the IIMCP are Frank
Piller and
Mitchell Tseng. |
Germany, Hong Kong
|
Advanced Manufacturing Institute (AIM), The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
|
The AIM
aims to provide opportunities for young engineers to acquire systems design
expertise through cooperation with world-class manufacturing system designers
and research institutes, in order to bring competitive advantages to the industry by
leveraging on the technological advances in the financial, communication and
logistics sectors.
|
Hong Kong
|
Central Europe Mass Customization Research Center
|
The Central Europe Mass Customization Research center aims at making Polish and Central
European companies more competitive through introducing new business
strategies. |
Poland |
| The Mass Customization Research Centre at Nottingham University |
The Mass Customization Research Centre at Nottingham is within the
Operations Management Division of the Nottingham University Business
School. MCRC was founded in 2000 and is active in studying and
promoting mass customization. |
UK |
MIT Smart Customization Group
|
The MIT Mass Customization Interest Group is an MIT-Industry
collaboration devoted to improving the ability of companies to
efficiently customize products and services in various industries and
for diverse customer groups. This industry interest group aggregates
the key players in the area of mass customization and strives to become
a vital community of practice in this field.It is hosted by the MIT
Design Lab, an interdisciplinary center at bridging design,
architecture, engineering, and management research. Its faculty
consists of William J. Mitchell, Marvin Minsky, Frank T Piller, Ryan
Chin, as well as other members from throughout MIT. |
USA
|