make to assemble (MTA)
Definition
Form of handling items manufactured by a company where, instead of stockpiling the fully-assembled product, the company warehouses the parts separately until the time that a customer places an order for the product. At this point, the merchant assembles the stored parts into the finished product ordered by the customer.
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