Abstract
The main thrust of this paper empirically examines the connection between lean production and various aspects of the logistics system. This paper performs a comparison analysis to find whether significant performance/practice differences exist between lean suppliers and non-lean suppliers. The research findings indicate that, even given the same organizational constraints and resources, lean suppliers gain significant competitive advantages over non-lean suppliers in production systems, distribution systems, information communications, containerization, transportation systems, customer-supplier relationships, and on-time staging/delivery performance.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1349-1376 |
| Number of pages | 28 |
| Journal | International Journal of Operations and Production Management |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 11-12 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2003 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Just in time
- Lean production
- Logistics management
- Performance measurement (quality)
- Supplier relations
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Decision Sciences
- Strategy and Management
- Management of Technology and Innovation