Addressing distributional shifts in operations management: The case of order fulfillment in customized production
Addressing distributional shifts in operations management: The case of order fulfillment in customized production
To meet order fulfillment targets, manufacturers seek to optimize production schedules. Machine learning can support this objective by predicting throughput times on production lines given order specifications. However, this is challenging when manufacturers produce customized products because customization often leads to changes in the probability distribution of operational data—so‐called distributional …