The UPS Strike: Lessons for Just-in-Timers - Inventory reduction associated with Just-in-Time (JIT) increases reliance on all members of the supply chain, particularly the distribution and transportation functions. This dependence is being increasingly compounded by heavy use of unionized rapid delivery firms such as United Parcel Service (UPS) to make time-sensitive shipments. The threat of ...
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1998
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| Authors: | Coleman, B.Jay ; Jennings, Kenneth M. |
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Production and inventory management journal : journal of the American Production and Inventory Control Society, Inc. - Washington, DC : Soc., ISSN 0897-8336, ZDB-ID 10542929. - Vol. 39.1998, 4, p. 63-68
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