... and disadvantages of these long‐term, trust‐based relationships and suggests ways to make them work successfully. Shows how partnerships are critical to the success of just‐in‐time purchasing on which competitive ability so often depends. Concludes that partnerships will continue to increase in number and that OEMs...

...Karen L. Brown; R. Anthony Inman Practicing managers and academicians have described a variety of elements of the just‐in‐time (JIT) implementation process. Reports a survey to determine which of these elements are critical to success in JIT implementation. The survey of 114 JIT users related...

...Linda J. Morris; John S. Morris Considers the response of US firms to the recent decline in productivity, growth etc and the subsequent adoption of just in time manufacturing pioneered by Japanese industry. Examines the concentration on the reduction in time and costs of the early stages...

..., and vendor relations. Calls for continued use of the marketing concept in American industry. © MCB UP Limited 1989 Marketing concepts MRPII Just‐in‐time USA COMMENTARY HAS THE MARKETING CONCEPT RETURNED TO THE UNITED STATES? Edward J. Ryan, Jr. After a long sojourn in Japan, the marketing...