4 Major SCM Operation Strategies

These are main 4 SCM Operation Strategies, you might came across.

Make-to-Stock
production is carried out with reference to a forecast or according to ademand a
ggregated. MTS production is carried out without direct reference to a sales ord
er.
Make to Order

One of the standard processes in Supply Chain is the make to order. Theprocess i
s used to produce products to unique specifications of the customer. The custome
rorder triggers the manufacturing process
Configure-to-Order (CTO)
represents the ability for a user to define the component make-up of a product a
t the very moment of ordering that product, and a vendor to subsequentlybuild th
at configuration dynamically upon receipt of the order
Engineer-To-Order (ETO)
is whereby finished goods are built to unique customerspecifications. Assemblies
and raw materials may be stocked but are not assembled into thefinished good un
til a customer order is received and the part is designed. Engineer To Orderprod
ucts may require a unique set of item numbers, bills of material, and routings

and aretypically complex with long lead times