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Build-to-demand kills build-to-inventory

A 2015 future call revisited in Jim Carroll's 2026 Manufacturing Trends Scorecard.

Build-to-demand kills build-to-inventory
trends-scorecardreceiptmanufacturingoriginal-year-2015
Publish Date2026-09-18
Updated Date2026-09-18
Outcomehit

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Original year: 2015

2026 assessment

Scorecard verdict: Spot on

Picking Tesla as the model in 2015 has aged extremely well. Build-to-order, configure-to-demand, and made-to-order logistics are now the aspiration across the sector, and the company I named is now one of the most valuable manufacturers on the planet. A clean hit (even if I am no longer a fan of Tesla, despite owning one.)

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