Supplier relations : partnering for total quality.

This dissertation examines how suppliers are integrated into the current organizational set-up of the manufacturing firm to become an extended organisation, in face of the increasing competition in the marketplace as well as the increasing role of procurement as a strategic function to pursue qualit...

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Main Authors: Lim, Kok Khen., Cheong, Hock Yan.
Other Authors: Tang, Hung Kei
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Language:English
Published: 2009
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-201032024-01-12T10:09:54Z Supplier relations : partnering for total quality. Lim, Kok Khen. Cheong, Hock Yan. Tang, Hung Kei Nanyang Business School DRNTU::Business::Operations management::Supply chain management This dissertation examines how suppliers are integrated into the current organizational set-up of the manufacturing firm to become an extended organisation, in face of the increasing competition in the marketplace as well as the increasing role of procurement as a strategic function to pursue quality goals. The procurement function is traditionally viewed as a buying agent for different departments in the manufacturing firm. However the procurement function has evolved to be a strategic function for the manufacturing firm as it helps to drive quality and cost of purchased material. This is all the more prevalent as more and more manufacturing firms are adopting total quality management (TQM) and just-in-time (JIT) systems to stay competitive. Master of Business Administration (Management of Technology) 2009-12-14T08:17:17Z 2009-12-14T08:17:17Z 1995 1995 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10356/20103 en NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY 131 p. application/pdf
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Lim, Kok Khen.
Cheong, Hock Yan.
Supplier relations : partnering for total quality.
description This dissertation examines how suppliers are integrated into the current organizational set-up of the manufacturing firm to become an extended organisation, in face of the increasing competition in the marketplace as well as the increasing role of procurement as a strategic function to pursue quality goals. The procurement function is traditionally viewed as a buying agent for different departments in the manufacturing firm. However the procurement function has evolved to be a strategic function for the manufacturing firm as it helps to drive quality and cost of purchased material. This is all the more prevalent as more and more manufacturing firms are adopting total quality management (TQM) and just-in-time (JIT) systems to stay competitive.
author2 Tang, Hung Kei
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Lim, Kok Khen.
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author Lim, Kok Khen.
Cheong, Hock Yan.
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title Supplier relations : partnering for total quality.
title_short Supplier relations : partnering for total quality.
title_full Supplier relations : partnering for total quality.
title_fullStr Supplier relations : partnering for total quality.
title_full_unstemmed Supplier relations : partnering for total quality.
title_sort supplier relations : partnering for total quality.
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