Product configuration an introduction for practitioners Richard Comploi-Taupe, Andreas Falkner

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Comploi-Taupe, Richard, author.

Falkner, Andreas, author.

Series:

SpringerBriefs in computer science

SpringerBriefs in computer science 2191-5776

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Configuration management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland Springer [2026]

Summary:

"This book offers an introduction to the field of knowledge-based product configuration. It is designed for industry practitioners interested in the practical aspects of product configuration, as well as students seeking to learn about or conduct research in this domain.To this end, the book is organized into nine chapters. After a general introduction (chapter 1) which also sets the terminology and outlines the benefits, the authors delve into the details of the scope of product configuration (chapter 2) and the business context, including architectures and interfaces to other systems (chapter 3). Next are a separate chapter on modelling that introduces three layers of representation in product configuration (chapter 4) and one providing an overview of configuration technologies (chapter 5). Towards the end of the book, chapters address the main challenges in practice: quality (chapter 6) and performance tuning (chapter 7). Finally, two chapters provide insights on important current research directions: chapter 8 describes how generative AI such as large language models (LLMs), chatbots, foundation models and similar technologies could be utilized as user interfaces for configurators or to support configuration processes; and chapter 9 addresses the incorporation of sustainability and lifecycle information in product configurators. All chapters contain examples and exercises to support the reader’s learning journey. The purpose of these exercises is to deepen the reader’s understanding of the chapter, for example by applying the covered topics in practice"-- Springer Nature Link

Contents:

Scope of product configuration

Business context and architectures

Modeling

Configuration technologies

Quality

Performance tuning

Configuration with generative AI

Sustainability-aware product configuration

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Springer Nature Link, viewed May 18, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version Comploi-Taupe, Richard Product configuration

ISBN:

9783032171634

3032171636

OCLC:

1590913891

Access Restriction:

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