The role of purchasing/transportation in cycle time reduction

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 574-591

  Ng, Billy ^a   Ferrin, Bruce G ^b   Pearson, John N ^b  

^a MARIST COLLEGE   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cycle time; Cycle time reduction; Logistics; Purchasing; Supply chain

Indexed keywords

EID: 3543146085     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443579710167267     Document Type: Review

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