Effect of organizational variables in JIT purchasing implementation

The paper reports empirical evidence of diverse organizational factors determining the implementation of Just-in-Time (JIT) purchasing practices. A theoretical framework distinguishing basically between operational practices, inherent in JIT environments, and complementary practices, characteristic of partnership sourcing arrangements, is proposed and used to test the relevance of a number of variables related to the interacting organizations over a sample of 152 Spanish auto components manufacturers. This approach, whose internal consistency is supported by the data analysis, reveals distinctive effects of the variables on each group of practices and helps towards the understanding of the dynamics of JIT purchasing. It also points out that the implementation of this purchasing strategy is associated to specific organizational features and requires certain attributes from suppliers.

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