Definition of make to order in English English dictionary
(Ticaret) (MTO) A manufacturing method in which commonly-used raw materials and components may be stocked based on previous demand history, but further processing into higher-level items is not done until receipt of a customer order. Variability in customer demand will not allow stocking upper-level assemblies and major subsystems or modules prior to receipt of an order, as done in assemble to order (ATO) environments