Factors underlying operational JIT purchasing practices: results of an empirical research
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A survey of 457 respondents from 50 factories was conducted to determine the nature and effect of the interaction between buyers and sellers in line with Just-In-Time purchasing practices. Results show the existence of three underlying factors for such practices, namely, delivery synchronization, interaction on quality and interaction on design and product development. These factors are only partially interrelated and thus, can be treated as separate types of seller-buyer relationship.
Publication Name: International Journal of Production Economics
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0925-5273
Year: 1996
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Does levelling lead to shortages? an empirical test
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Income levelling is analyzed in terms of its effect on supply decisions in a prototypic Hungarian firm during the New Economic Mechanism (NEM) period. The analysis uses a modified profit function in an inventory model and an equation featuring a constant term to determine if an imposed constraint is mandatory. The results show that levelling lessens supply in successful industries which make intermediate goods. A shortage in such products results in a shortage in final goods.
Publication Name: International Journal of Production Economics
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0925-5273
Year: 1992
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The influence of lead-time reductions on decisions and rules in the production planning process
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Four case studies were considered to determine how lead-time reduction variations in manufacturing and material flow control affect decision making and planning process rules. A time gap is observed for all studied cases, which is attributed to input delay. The deviations carried business effects in surplus inventory, costs from unreliable planning system and poor efficiency and costs due to constant plan changes.
Publication Name: International Journal of Production Economics
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0925-5273
Year: 1995
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