International Journal of Purchasing and Materials Management articles from June 1996

International Journal of Purchasing and Materials Management archives from June 1996

Purchasing's Involvement in Time-Based Strategies
June 22, 1996... A BACKGROUND PERSPECTIVE Since the early 1970s the emphasis of competitive strategy has shifted from productivity, to quality, to cycle-time reduction.[1] From the late 1980s through the 1990s, "time" has been the focus of many leading...

A Framework for Purchasing and Integrated Product Teams
June 22, 1996... THE SETTING Are teaming and empowerment simply two more short-lived management techniques? In the case of many new management initiatives, workers are saying, "Stop with the fads. No more posters, seminars, and training classes."[1] The trend to...

The Effects of EDI on Industrial Buyer-Seller Relationships: A Network Perspective
June 22, 1996... BACKGROUND This article deals with the effects of a rapidly developing phenomenon at the intersection of the converging fields of computing technology and telecommunications - namely, electronic data interchange (EDI). EDI is the...

Motivating the Purchasing Professional
June 22, 1996... The purchasing function has evolved from a tactical supplier of the parts needed for production to a strategic player in the production of goods and services. The growth of strategic alliances, electronic data interchange (EDI), and supply chain...

A Development Model for Effective MRO Procurement
June 22, 1996... MRO IN PERSPECTIVE The acquisition of maintenance, repair, and operating supplies (MRO) has long been a backwater in purchasing and overall product/service management in most firms. This study revealed that in many organizations, MRO purchasing...

Supplier Relationships and the Trade Secrets Dilemma
June 22, 1996... BACKGROUND In recent years, the trend for purchasing to establish partnering arrangements that encourage close ties between purchasers and suppliers has taken some industries by storm. The partnering concept, while replete with benefits for...

A Purchasing Manager's Guide to Strategic Proactive Procurement.
June 22, 1996... David Burt coined the term "proactive procurement" - or perhaps I should say that he is the first person I know to use the term. It is an important idea - that we should be proactive rather than reactive. Burt's 1984 Proactive Procurement...

Creating World Class Suppliers.
June 22, 1996... In recent years Peter Hines has focused a great deal of his energies on increasing understanding of the type of network sourcing approaches which have been developed by the Japanese. He has done so with refreshing objectivity that has allowed...