Effective Lean Logistics Strategy for the Auto Industry
The International Journal of Logistics Management
ISSN: 0957-4093
Article publication date: 1 July 2002
Abstract
Lean logistics refers to the superior ability to design and administer systems to control movement and geographical positioning of raw materials, work‐in‐process, and finished inventories at the lowest cost. This study takes a novel view by comparing the practices used by automotive suppliers in the United States to serve Japanese companies vs. those used to serve U.S. companies. This study, taking the supplier's perspective, investigates the strategies that today's automotive parts suppliers take to improve their logistics operations by associating their internal manufacturing practices and customer's external distribution system.
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Citation
Jim Wu, Y. (2002), "Effective Lean Logistics Strategy for the Auto Industry", The International Journal of Logistics Management, Vol. 13 No. 2, pp. 19-38. https://doi.org/10.1108/09574090210806405
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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