Manufacturing and Form Postponement
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Postponement is a growing trend in manufacturing. It can lead to superior supply chains. Form postponement (FP) involves the delay of final manufacturing until a customer order is received and is commonly regarded as an approach to mass customisation. Mass customisation is a trend towards the production and distribution of individually customised goods and services for a mass market. It is providing numerous customer chosen variations on every order with little lead-time or cost penalty. This research project aims to address how FP is applied within the manufacturing facility.
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تاریخ انتشار 2012