1. Production Strategy and Supply Chain
Build To Stock BTS
Build To Order BTO (MTO)
Configuration To Order CTO
Push based supply chain
BTS
Pull based supply chain
BTO, CTO
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2. Build To Stock; BTS Based on forecast to determine production plan
Maintain certain level of inventory
Marketing based on available products
Use inventory to satisfy customer orders
supplier
manufacturer
dealer
retailer
customer
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3. Build To Order; BTO Based on customer order to determine products
To design or order the components and to assemble the final product after receiving the customer order.
supplier
manufacturer
dealer
retailer
customer
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4. Dell BTO … BTO Dell Order (Web) deliver customers First tier suppliers
Second tier suppliers …
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5. Configuration To Order; CTO
Store components as the major inventory
Assemble the final product after receiving the customer orders
Quickly response to customer requirements
BTO and CTO are suitable for eSCM
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6. SC Push Pull Point The upstream of a SC can apply BTS
The downstream of a SC can apply BTO or CTO
Push-Pull Point
Push-Pull Point
customer
retailer
distribution
manufacturer
supplier
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