Learn in the textbookProduction Management Methods and Systems
DefinitionA production method (生産方式) is the umbrella term for the patterns of making things that decide when, how many, and under what setup a product is made.
ExplanationFor example, make-to-order production, which starts only after an order comes in, and make-to-stock production, which builds ahead based on forecast demand, differ in what triggers production. By how the work is organized, there is line production, where a conveyor carries work through divided processes, and cell production, where one person or a small team handles every process.
AnalogySome restaurants cook only after you order, while others set out dishes made in advance. The term refers to that cooking policy, not to the food itself.