Six Typical Demand Patterns

This graphic illustrates the six typical demand patterns:

You can forecast the independent demand of information for which you have past data:

• Samples

• Promotional items

• Customer orders

• Service parts

• Interplant demands

You can also forecast demand for manufacturing strategy types by using the manufacturing environments in which they are produced:

This table presents manufacturing strategies:

Manufacturing Strategy	Description
Make-to-stock	The manufacture of end items that meet the customer demand, which occurs after the product is completed.
Assemble-to-order	The manufacture of subassemblies that meet customer option selections.
Make-to-order	The manufacture of raw materials and components that are stocked to reduce leadtime.