International audienceThe operations management literature on mass customization mainly focuses on the questions of whether and how manufacturers can efficiently deliver customization. Researchers have analyzed the trade-offs between customization and dimensions of operational performance such as delivery times, quality, and costs. However, we argue that providing efficient customization is not sufficient per se to assess the value of mass customization. From this perspective, this paper focuses on complementary mechanisms for creating value: the benefits perceived by individual consumers. Two global components of perceived value within the context of mass customization are identified: mass-customized product, with three dimensions, and mass customization experience, with two dimensions. The Consumer-Perceived Value Tool (CPVT) is proposed to empirically measure the five perceived benefits related to the mass-customized product and to the codesign process from the consumer viewpoint. The psychometric properties of the CPVT are assessed using three samples. The implications of this approach are discussed, along with directions for further research
Version finale à paraître dans Décisions Marketing, 2012, juillet-septembre, n°67. 1 Cette recherche est financée dans le cadre du programme de recherche PSDR-Liproco sur les « démarches de valorisation des produits alimentaires et activités connexes fondées sur les proximités producteurs-consommateurs ». Nous remercions Anne-Hélène Prigent-Simonin pour son implication dans une version préliminaire de l'article ainsi que tous les participants au projet, acteurs et chercheurs, pour les informations fournies, à l'origine de ce travail. 2 Consommer des produits alimentaires locaux : comment et pourquoi ? Résumé-Cet article apporte un éclairage sur la consommation alimentaire de produits locaux, qui serait privilégiée par 83% des français en 2010. Après avoir défini le concept, la perspective consommateur et les stratégies développées pour se positionner sur ce marché sont abordées autour de quatre motivations : la réduction des risques sanitaires, la redécouverte des saveurs, la volonté de consommer responsable et la recherche de lien social. L'analyse s'appuie notamment sur une étude qualitative menée auprès de 52 acheteurs de produits locaux dans différents circuits. Au final, l'accent est mis sur trois enseignements managériaux clés. Mots clés-Consommation locale, produit local, circuits courts, marketing agroalimentaire, lien producteur-consommateur.
Research on mass customization suggests that this type of offer delivers more value to the customer. However, the failures of mass-customization strategies tend to prove the contrary. This article provides answers to the following research questions: (1) Why and to what extent do consumers value mass customization? (2) How and to what extent do these sources influence total perceived value? Two components of perceived value are differentiated: (1) mass-customized product value, which is reflected in three dimensions: utilitarian, uniqueness and self-expressiveness, and (2) experiential co-design value, which is reflected in two dimensions: hedonic and creative achievement. Furthermore, our results underline the indirect impact of the experiential value of co-design on total perceived value, through mediation of mass-customized product value.
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