This paper presents the work that has been done within COST-252 in the research areas of traffic modelling and network management. The research work is part of the Working Group 2 (WG2) study, and has been carried out in the ‘Network Algorithms and Control’ working area (WG2300) [1]. In both areas the input is inline with the main objective of this programme, which is the migration from the fir...

This paper presents a technique for product configuration modelling based on object-orientation and attribute grammars. The technique allows efficient interactive configurator tools to be generated for specified product families. Additional benefits include a high degree of checkability, early validation, readability, and reusability. The technique is particularly aimed at mass-customization pr...

During product configuration, users are prone to make errors because of complexity and lack of system knowledge. Such errors cause conflicts (i.e., incompatible choices selected) and current state-of-the-art configurators require users to undo earlier decisions made or restart the decision process altogether. This paper discusses these and other conflict resolution strategies; even ones that al...

There is an increasing demand for individually tailored products with short delivery times. This demand can be satisfied with configurable products, which can be easily customized according to customer specifications. The designers of a configurable product must devise a plan that can be used repeatedly for realizing customer orders as working combinations of the available components. We use th...

In the background of global carbon-neutral requirements, enterprises need to control carbon emissions in process product lifecycles order gain market competitive advantages. Previous configuration studies, mostly focused on minimizing dioxide emissions, have ignored issue costs. This study quantifies costs borne by and cost government, respectively. A model for suppliers, enterprises, customers...

Product design involves choosing from a vast array of components and subcomponents. By developing modular platforms and communicating with multiple suppliers each product becomes a bundle of attributes. The multitude of potential product configurations poses a challenge in identifying optimal configurations to offer customers. For most companies, the greatest challenge is measuring consumers’ m...