Abstract
Research on production strategies have mainly focused on make-to-stock (MTS), make-to-order (MTO) or hybrid MTS-MTO mode of production. However, firms also manufacture both MTS and MTO items in a single facility. This is popularly known as mixed MTS-MTO production strategy. A content-analysis-based literature review is conducted to identify: 1) the conditions favouring adoption of these systems; 2) the issues in these systems and our current understanding of addressing these issues; 3) the challenges in improving these systems. In addition, we also examine the modelling approaches used to design mixed MTS-MTO systems. The study provide insights to the operations managers to suitably design the production systems in order to derive competitive advantage.
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