TY - JOUR
T1 - Lean manufacturing
T2 - A perspective of lean suppliers
AU - Wu, Yen Chun
PY - 2003
Y1 - 2003
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Just in time
KW - Lean production
KW - Logistics management
KW - Performance measurement (quality)
KW - Supplier relations
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U2 - 10.1108/01443570310501880
DO - 10.1108/01443570310501880
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:0345759913
VL - 23
SP - 1349
EP - 1376
JO - International Journal of Operations and Production Management
JF - International Journal of Operations and Production Management
SN - 0144-3577
IS - 11-12
ER -