TY - JOUR AB - Lean supply ‐ the system of purchasing and supply chain management required to underpin lean production ‐ has been characterized as “beyond partnership”. Re‐examines this idea, comparing the techniques which constitute lean supply with those contained in supply chain management, partnership sourcing, and strategic purchasing. The observations and conclusions are based on research principally in the automotive and electronics industries in the UK, Italy, Scandinavia, the USA and Japan. VL - 16 IS - 2 SN - 0144-3577 DO - 10.1108/01443579610109910 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/01443579610109910 AU - Lamming Richard PY - 1996 Y1 - 1996/01/01 TI - Squaring lean supply with supply chain management T2 - International Journal of Operations & Production Management PB - MCB UP Ltd SP - 183 EP - 196 Y2 - 2024/09/19 ER -