.... Originality/value The paper provides useful information in one of Europe's forerunners in rapid manufacturing developments. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Manufacturing systems Image scanners Computer aided design However, production is only part of the Custom‐Fit project...

...P. Theodorou © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 --> Computer aided design Computer-aided manufacturing Corporate strategy Flexible manufacturing systems Greece Information systems Management information systems Management science Manufacturing strategies...

... saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy‐to‐digest format. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Product life cycle Product management Computer aided design...

.... Originality/value Provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world's leading organizations. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 Product development Product innovation Product management Computer aided design Time to market Bringing...

... output formats of existing data capturing technologies to be translated into a standard neutral format that can then be used directly in Computer Aided Design environments. Design modelling software that will allow designers to represent, edit and add graded material structures in new product designs...

... allowed the company used in the study to deliver products that now cost from 12‐15 percent less than its competition. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 Knowledge management Deductive databases Product design Customization Computer aided design Time to market Knowledge‐based...