A MANUFACTURING STRATEGY FOR PRODUCT ASSEMBLYIN A SUPPLY CHAIN ENVIRONMENT

摘要

The intense competition in manufacturing and the need to introduce new products faster have forced manufacturersrnto explore unconventional methods of meeting these challenges. In that endeavor, postponement as a newrnmanufacturing strategy has evolved. The research reported in this paper is based on the postponement strategy. Arnmulti-echelon supply chain consisting of a retailer, a warehouse and an assembly plant was considered to evaluaternthe postponement strategy. It was concluded that postponement is a cost-effective manufacturing strategy for thernhypothetical supply chain investigated.