Article ID: | iaor20081760 |
Country: | Netherlands |
Volume: | 108 |
Issue: | 1/2 |
Start Page Number: | 100 |
End Page Number: | 110 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2007 |
Journal: | International Journal of Production Economics |
Authors: | Kelle Peter, Miller Pamela A., Akbulut Asli Y. |
Keywords: | production: JIT |
The deficiencies in previous quantitative models for buyer–supplier coordination in a just-in-time environment are corrected. An expanded model incorporating additional factors is developed and the factors are ranked through a detailed numerical analysis. Factor ranks are then compared with results of a series of semi-formal interviews with supplier and purchasing representatives.