Based on the APICS Supply Chain Council Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR) CMP Supplier Supply Chain Strategy is based on assessment of Supplier and Customer Unique Supply

Chain configuration compatibility:

PLAN

P1: Plan Stocked Product
P2: Plan Make-to-Order Product
P3: Plan Engineer-to-Order Product

SOURCE

S1: Source Stocked Product
S2: Source Make-to-Order Product
S3: Source Engineer-to-Order Product

MAKE

M1: Make-to-Stock Product
M2: Make-to-Order Product
M3: Engineer- to-Order Product

DELIVER

D1: Deliver Stocked Product
D2: Deliver Make-to-Order Product
D3: Deliver-Engineered-to-Ordered
D4: Deliver-Retail-Product

RETURN

R1: Return Stocked Product
R2: Return Make-to-Order Product
R3: Return Engineer-to Order Product

Because “One Size Does Not Fit All” a Supplier’s Supply Chain Strategy is based on (1) Market Characteristics; (2) Supply Chain Requirements; and (3) Supply Chain Architecture (Configuration) as illustrated below: