● Push-based model / Build-to-Stock
● production master schedules are based on forecasts or best
guesses of demand for products, and products are “pushed” to
customers.
● Pull-based Model / Demand-driven model / Build-to-Order
● actual customer orders or purchases trigger events in the supply
chain.
● Transactions to produce and deliver only what customers have ordered
move up the supply chain from retailers to distributors to
manufacturers and eventually to suppliers.
● Only products to fulfill these orders move back down the supply chain to
the retailer. Manufacturers only use actual order-demand information
to drive their production schedules and the procurement of
components or raw materials.