Production environment in which a good or service can be packaged after receipt of a customer order; item is common across many different customers; packaging determines the end product.

• A. Milk Run
• B. Materials Management
• C. Package-2-Order
• D. Mixed-Model Scheduling

Answer: (C)

The main idea is postponing the final customization until late in the process. The base item is common across many customers, and what differentiates the end product is determined during packaging after the customer order is received. This fits a packaging-to-order approach, where production produces a standard core and the final configuration is completed at the packaging stage to meet individual orders.

Milk Run is a routing concept for supplier deliveries, not about post-order customization. Materials Management is a broad function covering planning and control of materials, not a specific production environment for late packaging customization. Mixed-Model Scheduling focuses on planning and sequencing multiple product variants on the same line, but it doesn’t describe finalizing the product through packaging after order receipt.