Title: A review of literature on engineer-to-order production systems

Authors: Nirmala Liyanaarachchi; Jiahua Weng; Shingo Akasaka

Addresses: Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Faculty of Engineering, Kanagawa University, Yokohama, Kanagawa 221-8686, Japan ' Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Faculty of Engineering, Kanagawa University, Yokohama, Kanagawa 221-8686, Japan ' Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Faculty of Engineering, Kanagawa University, Yokohama, Kanagawa 221-8686, Japan

Abstract: Product customisation is becoming commonplace for a variety of products, owing to the rise in demand for customised products across many product horizons. Engineer-to-order manufacturing systems play a key role in the production of highly customised products. However, they have not received the same attention as mass production systems within the literature. Hence, there needs to be a comprehensive understanding of the state of the art on research regarding the ETO production systems. This paper is focused on reviewing literature on research published regarding ETO production systems, to identify how the research has evolved over time and the major issues pertaining to the ETO production systems at present.

Keywords: high-variety low-volume production; customised production systems; engineer-to-order; ETO; production system categorisation; product customisation.

DOI: 10.1504/AJMSA.2023.134445

Asian Journal of Management Science and Applications, 2023 Vol.8 No.1, pp.53 - 82

Received: 05 Oct 2021
Accepted: 11 Jul 2022
Published online: 23 Oct 2023 *

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