Build-to-Order
Production Planning
Build-to-Order (BTO)
Build-to-Order
Production strategy in which final products are built only after a confirmed customer order is received.
Examples
- 01The furniture maker works build-to-order: each sofa is built only after the customer chooses fabric, size and colour.
- 02Sales and planning agree on a 4-week delivery promise for build-to-order products, based on actual capacity.
- 03In the daily meeting, build-to-order jobs whose fabric has not arrived are moved back so the line keeps running.