International Journal of Purchasing and Materials Management articles from January 1995

International Journal of Purchasing and Materials Management archives from January 1995

Problem sources in establishing strategic supplier alliances.
January 1, 1995... INTRODUCTION A number of North American firms have established supplier alliances(*) and supplier development programs during the past few years.[1] The supplier alliance concept has been pursued for a number of reasons, including supply base...

Activity-specific role stress in purchasing.
January 1, 1995... INTRODUCTION The importance of the purchasing function to the bottom line of an organization has been well documented.[1] Besides its contribution to corporate profitability, responsibility for activities such as transportation, countertrade,...

The effect of communication on the linkage between manufacturers and suppliers in a just-in-time environment.
January 1, 1995... INTRODUCTION The importance of communication is confirmed by scholars and practitioners when describing an organization's just-in-time (JIT)/total quality management (TQM) performance. One researcher has recently suggested that communication...

Purchasing efficiency and staffing benchmarks: a county government study.
January 1, 1995... INTRODUCTION The dilemma of how to measure purchasing performance has plagued the industry's professionals for more than 60 years.[1] The impact is significant; the difficulty of purchasing performance measurement was cited early as one of the...

Supplier partnering: case study experiences.
January 1, 1995... INTRODUCTION The concept of partnership is based on cooperation and trust. The partners must have shared goals and must work together to improve the design, quality, delivery, and manufacturing aspects of their respective products and...

JIT's impact on a firm's financial statements. (just-in-time inventory system)
January 1, 1995... INTRODUCTION A consequence of complex modern societies is that many areas of manufacturing face increasing supply and demand uncertainty and volatility. Dynamic environments are a realistic portrayal of contemporary business conditions - and...

Re-engineering the Purchasing Function: A Plan for Automation.
January 1, 1995... Managers looking for ways to improve the effectiveness of their purchasing departments by automating their procurement operations, and those planning to replace their current automated systems with new ones can profit from a new NAEB cosponsored...

Service Purchasing: What Every Buyer Should Know.
January 1, 1995... This is a dandy hands-on, nuts-and-bolts, "how-to" guide that belongs in every purchasing manager's and service buyer's library. There are 133 pages of detailed text that cover the service purchasing process in chronological order, and 48 pages...