Kelle, Peter; Anders Miller, Pam - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 18 (1998) 1, pp. 53-65
The transition from a traditional purchasing system to a JIT purchasing system can be a slow process or even unattainable, because of unreliable suppliers. The purchaser tries to co‐operate with the vendor, with the goal of receiving smaller, more frequent deliveries, on time, with the quality...