The operative goal of manufacturing postponement is to maintain products in a neutral or noncommitted status as long as possible.The ideal application of form postponement is to manufacture a standard or base product in sufficient quantities to realize economy of scale while deferring finalization of features,such as color or accessories,until customer commitment is received.Given a postponement-ariven manufacturing scenario,economy of scope is introduced into the logistics equation by producing a standard or base product to accommodate a wide range of different customers.One of the first commercially viable examples of manufacturing postponement was mixing paint color at retail stores