The bidding process is one of the most important phases for system contractors. A successful
bid implies defining and implementing attractive and realistic systems solutions that fulfill …

In a bidding process, the bidder must define and evaluate potential offers in order to propose
the most suitable one to the potential customer. Proposing attractive but also realistic offers …

In today's market where many companies are competing for the same opportunities, a quick,
accurate, and reliable estimation of the offers' prices is essential for the suppliers. This …

Successful bidding involves defining relevant technical bid solutions that conform to the
customers' requirements, then selecting the most interesting one for the commercial offer. …

In Engineer-To-Order (ETO) industrial contexts, decision-making about which systems to
offer for sales or which subsystems to integrate into the systems for sales is based on various …

In this article, in order to help manufacturers to better manage manufacturing resource
reconfiguration in the context of reconfigurable manufacturing systems, we propose a generic …

In many design problems, the designer must select the design solution from among several
alternative design solutions. In situations where relevant information to evaluate the design …

In a bidding process, bidders have to define and estimate potential bid solutions relevant to
the customer's requirements. Afterward, based on several criteria (eg cost, due date), they …

This paper considers the configuration of physical systems in a business to business
environment (machine tool, aerospace equipment, cranes ...). In this kind of business, knowledge-…

This paper considers the configuration of physical systems in a business to business
environment (machine tool, aerospace equipment, cranes $\dots$). In this kind of business, …