title: Value-added logistics: the answer to mass customization.
abstract: Value added logistics: A new concept or just new terminology? If you read Today and Tomorrow you will notice that Henry Ford used postponed manufacturing to save on transportation costs: On one railway-wagon he could ship either three T-Fords or the parts for seven T-Fords. This is one of the reasons he build several assembly plants in the United States and in Europe (Dagenham, UK; Koln, Germany; and Amsterdam). Although this concept has existed for more than 70 years, I found out that it is still quite unknown. Thanks to information technology, it is becoming more powerful. This opens large possibilities for mass customization.
authors.affiliation: Verwoerd Consult, Ewijk, Netherlands.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Verwoerd
mesh_terms: D003132:Commerce / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D004864:Equipment and Supplies / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D008421:Materials Management, Hospital; D017146:Models, Organizational; D011357:Product Line Management; D014481:United States