Abstract: A knowledge-based product configurator system, an important application of Artificial Intelligence techniques, was discussed. From analyzing the product configuration in mass customization, two definitions of general product structure and general-product-structure constraint were introduced, and a general product structure model was built. Based on the model and popular network and database techniques such as Java, eXtensible Markup Language (XML) and Structured Query Language (SQL) Server, we designed and implemented a product modeler, which realizes general configuration knowledge representation for a variety of products.

Key words: mass customization, product configuration, product configurator, product modeler