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Introduction
On 7 October 2003, the IIMCP was inaugurated during the first conference day of the MCPC 2003 and celebrated at the official conference dinner.
The "International Institute on Mass Customization and Personalization" (IIMCP or short: MCP institute) is a society to provide a platform for interaction between researchers and practitioners on mass customization, personalization and related issues.
Only after a month on 11 November 2003, a Finnish chapter of IIMCP (Finnish Institute of Mass Customization and Personalization, FIMCP) was founded.
Mass Customization and Personalization are both very unique common themes. They draw attention and input of professionals from different disciplines like marketing, architecture, industrial design operations management, product design, industrial engineering, manufacturing, sales, supply chain management, ergonomics, and economics. Also, MCP cut across different industries. These two aspects -- interdisciplinary and cross-industry application -- are very unique compared to many other topics and societies.
The three main purposes of the IIMCP and FIMCP are
- to promote and develop MCP technologies and business models,
- to nurture collaboration among members, especially in between academia and industry, and
- to provide a communication medium for sharing latest developments in the field of MCP.
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