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Fulfillment Stream
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Fulfillment Stream

End-to-end set of activities required to fulfill a customer order, including information and material flow.

Examples

  1. 01The fulfillment stream for a spare-part order runs from order entry and credit check to picking, packing and delivery.
  2. 02The team walks the fulfillment stream at the gemba and finds orders waiting a full day for credit approval.
  3. 03Changing the credit rules for small orders cuts the fulfillment stream from 4 days to 2.

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