Design and implementing of database in product configuration management system on mass customization

Abstract

The main task of product configuration is that according to the rules of the configuration and limits of configuration conditions, checking parts searched products information database from for assembling, mutual constraint, etc, eventually outputting an effective Bill of Materials (BOM). In the paper, it is introduced how to create single-layer BOM in relational database. Based on object-oriented technology of relational database, model of data structure is constructed corresponds to the product configuration system and database design of the product configuration system is implementing. it is an important role for Product Configuration Management System on Mass Customization that the effective management of the product data, making full use of the present resources and rapidly realizing design of customized product, and provides reference for database design of similar system. © 2013 Springer-Verlag.