Total quality management and just-in-time purchasing their effects on performance of firms operating in the U.S
This study investigates the relation of total quality management (TQM) and just-in-time purchasing (JITP) with respect to firms' performance, based on theories from operations management, organization theory, strategic management and marketing. U.S. companies have implemented TQM and JITP techn...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Routledge
2011, c1997.
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| Edición: | 1st edition |
| Colección: | Studies on Industrial Productivity
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009628060906719 |
| Sumario: | This study investigates the relation of total quality management (TQM) and just-in-time purchasing (JITP) with respect to firms' performance, based on theories from operations management, organization theory, strategic management and marketing. U.S. companies have implemented TQM and JITP techniques to improve their global competitive position. The lack of empirical research on how these techniques effect firms performance makes it necessary to explain their strategic values as management innovations. In this study, a cross-sectional mail survey was used with the target population of firms in |
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| Notas: | "First published by Garland Publishing, Inc."--T.p. verso. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (485 p.) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9781138985759 9781315052687 9781135666828 |
