期刊名称:International Journal of Advances in Management and Economics
印刷版ISSN:2278-3369
出版年度:2012
卷号:1
期号:2
出版社:International Journal of Advances in Management and Economics
摘要:Due to rapid developments in information technology, globalization, changing customer needs/preferences, and the changes in relative wealth between the developed and newly developing economies, the effective management of service systems addressing productivity, cost and quality issues has become important in the coming years. The management and marketing systems in services sector continue to suffer from lack of adequate systemization. The techniques for effective service operations management are not fully developed as in manufacturing. Materials management is one of the most important area in many service industries like railways, airways, telecommunication, roadways etc. on which the performance of these industries depend. JIT purchasing concepts have demonstrated their usefulness in Indian manufacturing industries and have the potential for quality improvement and cost saving. The purpose of this paper is to explore the relevance of JIT purchasing concepts in materials management