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In this paper, we outline our constraint-based model for configuring industrial products and treat some aspects of its use of constrained-based rules as well as some model extensions for product reconfiguration and for the efficient solution of large configuration problems. The resulting model realizes a substantial reduction of the search space and allows the efficient configuration of industrial products. Correctness and completeness of the solution process are ensured with respect to the problem specification. Unlike most other configuration models, the proposed model offers almost unlimited user freedom to interact with the solution process.
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Geske, U. (2004). Constraint-Rules for Configuration Problems. In: Karagiannis, D., Reimer, U. (eds) Practical Aspects of Knowledge Management. PAKM 2004. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 3336. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-30545-3_46
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