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The Buyer‐Seller Linkage in a Just‐in‐Time Environment
Author(s) -
O'Neal Charles R.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
journal of purchasing and materials management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.75
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1745-493X
pISSN - 0094-8594
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-493x.1987.tb00174.x
Subject(s) - purchasing , business , general partnership , linkage (software) , key (lock) , industrial organization , original equipment manufacturer , marketing , computer science , finance , chemistry , computer security , biochemistry , gene , operating system
An increasing number of manufacturing firms are developing and implementing just‐in‐time (JIT) systems. A unique feature of a JIT system is the new partnership philosophy of the buyer‐seller organizations, which is essential to its successful implementation. This article is based on the results of an empirical study of OEM adopters of the JIT concept. It demonstrates the dramatic effect of the system on traditional buyer‐seller practices, measures the performance results to date, and points up the key role of purchasing and materials management in developing successful buyer‐seller JIT linkages.