［Purposes］Seru production is a new production mode suitable for multi-product types, small batch market demand, with both efficiency and flexibility. However, Seru production is still a very young field, the relevant academic research lags behind, the theory and method system is far from perfect, and many important problems have not been solved. Therefore, this study conducted a comprehensive and up-to-date review of Seru production, and expounded the research status and existing problems of Seru production. ［Methods］The paper on Seru production was divided into 5 categories by the literature analysis method, which are the basic theory research, the Seru problem considering the assembly line-Seru conversion, production time, production cost and production balance. The common objective function, mathematical model, the factors considered by the problem and the solution method of the 5 kinds of problems were sorted out in detail. ［Findings］Based on the analysis of Seru‘s research, some urgent problems and potential research opportunities in this field are put forward. ［Conclusions］With the acceleration of globalization and the increasing diversification of consumer demand, the implementation of Seru production is beneficial to maintain the competitiveness of enterprises, and relevant research needs to be further improved in-depth.