title: Supplier scheduling in a quick response environment.
abstract: Achieving the goal of reduced cycle time requires new techniques and new management approaches within a company and between customer and supplier. This article will cover the underlying technology and management orientation required for quick response (QR). Decision criteria for using customer-managed or supplier-managed QR will be discussed. Methods to benchmark and attain QR benefits will be reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Erst and Associates, Spring Grove, IL, USA.
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Erst
mesh_terms: D003132:Commerce / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D007256:Information Systems; D008421:Materials Management, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D011682:Purchasing, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D017748:Time Management; D014481:United States