Presents the results of a pilot project on implementation of just‐in‐time (JIT) production for an automotive component …

This paper reports empirical evidence of the implementation patterns of JIT purchasing developed by the Spanish auto … 150 manufacturers. Three stages of implementation are identified and the analysis of companies at each stage reveals that … purchasing practices which make a holistic implementation more beneficial than the isolated introduction of selected practices.  …

adopted since their introduction. Discusses the changes resulting from the TQ implementation from the perspective of the …

automotive parts industry (SIC 3714) that have implemented the total quality management (TQM) philosophy. We identify three … different categories of productivity measures: financial, customer related, and internal business related. TQM firms indicate … some of the measures. The correlation analysis suggests that, to be customer oriented, a TQM firm must focus on improving …

recognized motor industry quality standards (such as the Ford Q101 discipline) and implementation of a TQM programme. First … development of the quality system improvements will not be repeated. The second strategy is the TQM programme. Deals specifically …