The concept of structuring a supply chain in alignment with the product type, demand characteristics, and market requirements has been developed from a wide range of perspectives, leading to various strategies. Although the strategies vary in their names (and terminology used), they sometimes work similarly or have complementary roles. The previous section discussed the two primary supply chain strategies of efficiency and responsiveness, and how they match with specific characteristics of demand. In this section, we review some more strategies, namely, leanness, agility, leagility, mass customization, and postponement. For each strategy, we briefly describe its history and origin, key concepts and elements, as well as corresponding conditions for supply chain implementation. The review provides a more holistic picture of the product-driven supply chain literature, how it historically backs Fisher's proposition, and the extent to which it technically supports/develops his framework in various ways and different terminology. For instance, lean production and agile manufacturing fundamentally aim to achieve efficiency and responsiveness, respectively, and therefore, their literature should be studied for more constructive guidelines on designing and implementing the "right supply chains for products".
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