Study on Postponement in Customization Supply Chain

This paper simply introduced the concept of customization supply chain and described the connotation of postponement. On the basis of combining the whole operation flow of customization supply chain, the postponement strategy can be divided into supply postponement, manufacture postponement, delivery postponement and service postponement. The goal of implementation, the mode of realization and the process of operation are respectively studied. The four postponements not only can reduce cost of supply chain and realize the diversity of production and service, but also can improve agility of supply chain, so that it can quickly respond the customers' individual demands.