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Supplier Performance Measures and Practices in JIT Companies in the U.S. and the U.K.
Author(s) -
Billesbach Thomas J.,
Harrison Alan,
CroomMorgan Simon
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
international journal of purchasing and materials management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.75
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1745-493X
pISSN - 1055-6001
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-493x.1991.tb00545.x
Subject(s) - purchasing , business , manufacturing , marketing , industrial organization , operations management , economics
Purchasing can do a great deal to support and enhance the effectiveness of a JIT manufacturing system. This article explores these specific possibilities and compares the performance of American and British firms in this regard. Although companies in the United States and the United Kingdom have been utilizing JIT principles for a number of years, there appear to be several significant differences between U.S. and U.K. purchasing practices. Approximately 100 American and British manufacturing firms were studied in an attempt to identify and analyze these differences. This article reports the results of that study.