Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
available for disti to order
English answer:
available on a distribution-to-order basis: for distribution as and when ordered
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Daniela Gabrietti
Sep 20, 2015 08:34
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English term
Native in: Italian (Variant: Standard-Italy) 
Works in: English to Italian, Spanish to Italian
available for disti to order
English
Bus/Financial
Computers: Software
For Android* 4.4 based-devices available for disti to order Sept. 30th.
The text refers to an Education software. disti = distribution.
Does this mean that "if a person orders the software, it is available for distribution"?
The text refers to an Education software. disti = distribution.
Does this mean that "if a person orders the software, it is available for distribution"?
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Sep 20, 2015 08:49: Steffen Walter changed "Field" from "Other" to "Bus/Financial"
Sep 23, 2015 08:17: Daniela Gabrietti changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/1187600">Daniela Gabrietti's</a> old entry - "available for disti to order"" to ""available (from 30 Sep) on a distribution-to-order basis: for distribution as and when ordered""
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available (from 30 Sep) on a distribution-to-order basis: for distribution as and when ordered
I think your interpretation is basically right. I believe "distibution to order" refers to what is called "logistical postponement" in management jargon. In other words, the product is manufacturered, but then distributed in response to orders, distributed to order (DTO), though this can be combined with MTS (made to stock), where the product is distributed independently of orders received. There is also MTO (made to order), where the product is manufactured in response to orders, and even ETO, where it is engineered to order (to customer specifications).
"• Direct distribution next day (DD24)
• Direct distribution with 48H (DD48)
• Distribution to order (DTO)
• Local distribution with stock (MTS)"
http://es.slideshare.net/eyefortransport/laurence-coudroy-fr... (slide 21)
"In unicentric manufacturing, the final stage of manufacturing is delayed until the point of consumption (Tayur, Ganeshan & Magazine 1999). This type of postponement is used through integrated manufacturing in a global manufacturing plant, distribution to order, for global brands with standard formulation and peripherals for example CPUs."
http://www.ukessays.com/essays/business/globalisation-and-fi...
"Yang and Burns (2003) present a theoretical paper which discusses the implications of postponement for the supply chain. Here postponement is understood in its broadest terms including at one extreme ETO as ‘pure postponement’ and at the other extreme MTS with distribution to order as ‘logistical postponement’."
https://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/bitstream/1826/116/2/Full... (p. 56)
"• Direct distribution next day (DD24)
• Direct distribution with 48H (DD48)
• Distribution to order (DTO)
• Local distribution with stock (MTS)"
http://es.slideshare.net/eyefortransport/laurence-coudroy-fr... (slide 21)
"In unicentric manufacturing, the final stage of manufacturing is delayed until the point of consumption (Tayur, Ganeshan & Magazine 1999). This type of postponement is used through integrated manufacturing in a global manufacturing plant, distribution to order, for global brands with standard formulation and peripherals for example CPUs."
http://www.ukessays.com/essays/business/globalisation-and-fi...
"Yang and Burns (2003) present a theoretical paper which discusses the implications of postponement for the supply chain. Here postponement is understood in its broadest terms including at one extreme ETO as ‘pure postponement’ and at the other extreme MTS with distribution to order as ‘logistical postponement’."
https://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/bitstream/1826/116/2/Full... (p. 56)
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Discussion
My instinctive reading was that it means that these things will be available for distribution as from 30/09 if you order them; in other words, you do need to specifically order them if you want to distribute them.
But other interpretations are possible; for example, it might mean they will be available if you order them starting on 30/09 — "we will be accepting orders as from 30/09..."
It probably depends a bit to whom these words are being addressed — members of the public (but why then would they be mentioning 'distribution'?) or perhaps to wholesalers or something?