JIT purchasing in the Spanish auto components industry - Implementation patterns and perceived benefits

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1038-1061

  González Benito, Javier ^a   Spring, Martin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Automotive components industry; Implementation; JIT; Purchasing; Spain; Supply

Indexed keywords

EID: 3543103864     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443570010339145     Document Type: Article

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