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The context, organizational design, and performance of JIT buying versus non-JIT buying firms. (just-in-time)

International Journal of Purchasing and Materials Management

| March 22, 1998 | Germain, Richard; Droge, Cornelia | COPYRIGHT 1998 National Association of Purchasing Management, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

INTRODUCTION

As firms implement Just-In-Time (JIT) buying, they are shifting from traditional, arm's-length trade to long-term, relational trade. JIT buying involves, but is not limited to, reducing the number of suppliers, seeking proximate sources of supply, ordering in small lots and in a daily fashion, installing supplier product quality certification programs, and increased communication in the form of shared production plans and shared product design. Research on JIT buying has tended to focus on the relationship between buyers and sellers, and implementing JIT exchange.[1] This research adopts a different view of JIT exchange with suppliers which focuses not ...

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