A production environment where a good or service can be assembled after receipt of a customer’s orderAn order is a request to ship products, following .... The key components (bulk, semifinished, intermediate, sub-assembly, fabricated, purchased, packingPreparing a container to ship. This term is also u..., and so on) used in the assemblyA group of subassemblies and/or parts that are put... or finishing processA series of time-based activities linked to comple... are planned and usually stocked in anticipation of a customer orderAn order from a customer for a particular product .... Receipt of an order initiates assembly of the customized productSomething that has been or is being produced.. This strategy is useful where a large number of end products (based on the selection of options and accessories) can be assembled from common components.