JIT purchasing and performance: an exploratory analysis of buyer and supplier perspectives
构建并检验了一个模型，探究即时采购是否降低买方和供应商的物流成本。结果发现即时采购直接降低买方成本，但仅通过促使供应商采用即时制造间接降低其成本。
Abstract In this exploratory analysis, a model is developed and tested to determine whether the use of JIT purchasing reduces logistics costs for both suppliers and buyers. The results indicate that JIT purchasing directly reduces costs only for buyers. An indirect path, however, was found between JIT purchasing and logistics costs for suppliers. To the extent that JIT purchasing may result in suppliers adopting JIT manufacturing techniques, then suppliers too can benefit, at least indirectly, from JIT purchasing.