| Article ID: | iaor19951646 |
| Country: | United States |
| Volume: | 40 |
| Issue: | 10 |
| Start Page Number: | 1291 |
| End Page Number: | 1304 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 1994 |
| Journal: | Management Science |
| Authors: | Kekre Sunder, Srinivasan Kannan, Mukhopadhyay Tridas |
| Keywords: | information, scheduling, manufacturing industries |
The authors investigate the degree to which increasing vertical information integration using Electronic Data Interchange technology enhances shipment performance of suppliers in a Just-in-Time environment. The present analysis of shipment data in the automobile industry suggests that shipment performance degrades substantially due to increases in part variety and trading partners from diverse industries. However, investments in information technology to support both the sharing of JIT schedules and the establishment of integrated information links are related to significant reduction in the level of shipment discrepancies.