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postponement: a standalone construct

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postponement1 CONSTRUCTPostponementVAN HOEK · SUPPLY CHAIN

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Supply chain management

delaying final product configuration or movement until customer demand is better known.

In supply chain management, postponement refers to delaying final product configuration or movement until customer demand is better known. This meaning comes from van Hoek (2001) in Journal of Operations Management.[1]

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References

  1. van Hoek, R. I. (2001). The rediscovery of postponement a literature review and directions for research. Journal of Operations Management, 19(2), 161-184. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0272-6963(00)00057-7

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