... Just‐in‐time Purchasing Scotland Suppliers There is a relative dearth of empirical studies which examine the implications for suppliers which deliver on a just‐in‐time (JIT) basis. The literature which does exist can be split into two categories. The first group are conceptual papers which...

.... The significance of service rather than price is again noted as a factor for business exploitation. © MCB UP Limited 1993 Air transport Consumer behaviour Freight forwarding Models Scotland 14 IJPD & LM 23,1 Service, rather than price, appears to be the primary influence on buying decisions...

..., with the three most peripheral regions being significantly overstocked relative to the national average. Stock levels in one of these regions, Scotland, are examined in detail in an effort to identify possible causes of the overstocking. Industrial structure and length of supply line appear not to be important...