Taking the hit-or-miss out of make-to-order

摘要

Whether you build custom products only when orders are in house or customize finished goods to customer specs, you need to plan how to get it done. By any measure, manufacturing isn't what it used to be when it comes to emerging supply chain practices. "The line between factories and warehouses is rapidly blurring," said Jim Allred of Eskay Corp. in his keynote address at ProMat '99.