title: When supply chain strategy changes, what doesn't change?
abstract: Although implementation of an assemble-to-order supply chain strategy can often improve customer service, the transition to an assemble-to-order system requires many new processes, organizations, and skills. This article, in describing how Etec Systems, a leader in patterning solutions for the semiconductor and electronics industries, has implemented an assemble-to-order strategy, illuminates some of the issues that will be faced by any company choosing such a strategy.
authors.affiliation: PricewaterhouseCoopers, San Jose, CA, USA.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sochocki
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kaminski
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D004581:Electronics; D004864:Equipment and Supplies / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D007221:Industry / Q000458:organization & administration; D007318:Inservice Training; D008421:Materials Management, Hospital; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010934:Planning Techniques