Engineer-to-Order
Production Planning
Engineer-to-Order (ETO)
Engineer-to-Order
Strategy in which significant engineering and manufacturing activity begins after receipt of a specific customer order.
Examples
- 01A builder of special machines works engineer-to-order: design of each packaging machine starts only after the customer signs the contract.
- 02In engineer-to-order projects, every change request is checked for its effect on design hours, long-lead parts and the agreed delivery date.
- 03The weekly engineer-to-order review tracks which drawings are late, because one late drawing can stop assembly for days.