make-to-order production capability
IRI: https://spec.industrialontologies.org/ontology/construct/Make-To-OrderProductionCapability
Defined In: https://spec.industrialontologies.org/ontology/supplychain/SupplyChain/
SubClass Of: production capability
Class Hierarchy
owl:Thing › bfo:entity › bfo:continuant › bfo:specifically dependent continuant › bfo:realizable entity › bfo:disposition › capability › production capability › make-to-order production capability
Definition
production capability to manufacture some material artifact only after a confirmed customer order is received
Examples
- the capability of BMW to customize their vehicles according to customers’ preferences. BMW lets customers select the interior and exterior, the engine, as well as other features; Dell Computers is an example of a business that uses the MTO production strategy, wherein customers can order a fully customized computer online and receive it in a couple of weeks.
Primitive Class
This class is declared primitive and it does not have necessary and sufficient condiftions defined.
Primitive Rationale
Constructs such as ‘order’ and ‘demand forecast’ are not available in the current version.
Formal Axioms
First-Order Logic Axioms
MakeToOrderCapability(x) → ProductionCapability(x)
Semi-Formal Natural Language Axioms
if x is a ‘make-to-order production capability’ then x is a ‘production capability’