...Larry C. Giunipero; Kishore Gopalakrishna Pillai; Stephen N. Chapman; Ronald A. Clark Purpose To examine the changes in just‐in‐time (JIT) purchasing practices over time. Design/methodology/approach The evaluation of changes in JIT purchasing practices was done through a longitudinal study...

... representing grocery retailers, manufacturers and logistics service providers to assess the factors which will impact upon the grocery supply chain within the next few years. © MCB UP Limited 2000 Logistics United Kingdom Suppliers Just in time Groceries ...

... Just in time Manufacturing strategy Integration Supply‐chain management ...

...Cindy Claycomb; Cornelia Dröge; Richard Germain Faced with environmental volatility and increased competition, firms are turning to supply chain management and associated time‐based initiatives to develop sustainable competitive advantages. This research examines just‐in‐time (JIT) as one...

...Michael Tracey; Chong Leng Tan; Mark Vonderembse; Edward J. Bardi Just‐In‐Time (JIT) manufacturing remains an important issue and research efforts are beginning to examine its impact on other business functions. This paper proposes a theoretical model that relates the extent of JIT implementation...

...David Bennett; Paul Forrester This paper addresses the question of how just‐in‐time can be implemented within high variety manufacture. To illustrate some of the principles in relation to the high variety‐low volume situation the case of a computer manufacturer is considered in detail. For contrast...

...Larry C. Giunipero; Wai K. Law A Just‐in‐Time system crosses functional lines and therefore requires support throughout the organisation. A survey of one‐hundred firms actively pursuing JIT implementation found relatively high commitment from top and middle level management. Lack of functional...

...Richard J. Tersine; Michele G. Tersine Down with inventory! Do away with inventory! So cry the advocates of the Just‐in‐Time doctrine—a doctrine that holds that inventory by nature is idle and wasteful and by reason is an encumbrance on the operations and finances of an organization...

... opportunities to accommodate these implications. Key components of the inventory‐theoretic model are indentified and the sensitivity of the model to these components is analysed. © MCB UP Limited 1990 Just in time Distribution and inventory management Orders and ordering Modelling ...