Confronting the challenges of global competition, companies are focusing more on the
needs of customers to improve product quality and customer service. The manufacturing …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify and prioritize prime just-in-time (JIT)
elements in Indian healthcare sector based on the degree of importance and difficulty. This …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify research themes in service operations that
have great potential for exciting and innovative conceptual and empirical work. To frame …

Purpose‐The primary purpose of this study is to undertake a diagnostic investigation of the
international health care logistical environment and determine whether regulatory policies or …

Purpose–Aims to propose possible solutions to the characteristically erratic demand
fluctuations in the hotel sector by applying just‐in‐time (JIT) philosophy through the …

This paper sets out to report on the potential value of Just-in-Time purchasing and inventory
management within the hotel industry. Specifically, it outlines research carried out between …

Abstract Just-in-Time (JIT) concepts have been successfully implemented in manufacturing
organizations. There is reasonable consensus among researchers that JIT is a useful and …

In today's highly competitive market, the demand for superior goods and services is the
single most critical fact for companies to survive in the ever-expanding global marketplace …

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to assess the influence of reverse logistics on
performance of food and beverage manufacturing firms in Kenya with an aim of making …

In practice, the diversity of management philosophies, quality programs, and quality tools
has resulted in many quality consulting firms to be established most often offering the same …