The logistics of Just-in-Time between parts suppliers and car assemblers in Japan

Journal of Transport Geography

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 155-173

  Kaneko, Jun ^a   Nojiri, Wataru ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b Momoyama Gakuin University   (Japan)

Author keywords

Automotive parts supplier; Cross dock; Distant location from car assemblers; Japan; Just in Time; Punctual and frequent delivery; Third party logistics providers

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE; ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY; ECONOMY OF SCALE; LOGISTICS;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

RUMEX;

EID: 41049116338     PISSN: 09666923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2007.06.001     Document Type: Article

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