International Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management

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Vol. 9 No. 4 (2018)
Original Research Article

Cost of Not Maintaining a Product Configuration System

Jeppe Bredahl Rasmussen
Technical University of Denmark, Section for Engineering Design and Product Development
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Anna Myrodia
Technical University of Denmark, Operations Management Science
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Lars Hvam
Technical University of Denmark, Operations Management Science
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Niels Henrik Mortensen
Technical University of Denmark, Section for Engineering Design and Product Development
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Published 2018-12-30

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Keywords

  • Product Configuration System,
  • Cost Calculation Accuracy,
  • Benefits of Product Configuration Systems,
  • Challenges of Product Configuration Systems,
  • Case Study

How to Cite

Bredahl Rasmussen, J., Myrodia, A., Hvam, L., & Henrik Mortensen, N. (2018). Cost of Not Maintaining a Product Configuration System. International Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management, 9(4), 205–214. https://doi.org/10.24867/IJIEM-2018-4-205

Abstract

This article investigates the cost implications of using a not sufficientlymaintained product configuration system (PCS). A case study is conducted to investigate the financial loss due to poor data quality in products sold through a not-maintained PCS. We calculated the financial loss by comparing the quotations generated by the not-maintained PCS and the quotations for the same product when the PCS was updated.The results indicate that the company has been selling the products with a miscalculated 20% lower cost than the actual one. Comparing this financial loss to the cost required to keep the PCS up-to-date, we show that the former is significantly higher than the latter. The research concludes that the realized success and benefitsof utilizing a PCS are related to its maintenance and data quality.

 

Article history: Received (26.10.2018); Revised (27.11.2018); Accepted (05.12.2018)  

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