Engineer-to-Order

Engineer-to-order starts at the raw material and component level, and completes when the end-item is built. No features and options exist at all in an engineer-to-order environment. Usually, engineer-to-order products are so specialized and for such a specific use that only one end-item is ever built. However, the use of the processes to build the product and some common components might be prevalent.

Examples of engineer-to-order end-item products are space shuttles; satellites; custom homes; and architectural projects, such as buildings and bridges. These products are usually built to special specifications only once.