Supplier/Customer Inventory Relationships Under Just In Time

摘要: While a fairly large body of literature dealing with just-in-time (JIT) manufacturing exists, most it is descriptive. JIT research consists primarily case studies, surveys, few analytic models (primarily Kanban), and some simulations. This builds on the existing to develop test an exploratory model purchasing empirical field study actual implementation. results basically follow hypotheses developed from literature, anomalies were found. The provides both methodology for further indication possible relative importance characteristics as they exist in North American installation. Especially insightful fact that changes depending whether customer inventory or supplier used dependent variable. With inventory, variables measuring delivered lot size, size release changes, lead time significant. only was