## Abstract Purchasing integration remains an underβresearched concept, despite being described as a key competence in the literature. This study explicates the concept of purchasing integration and examines its relationships with purchasing practices and manufacturing performance. Purchasing integ
The impact of total productive maintenance practices on manufacturing performance
β Scribed by Kathleen E McKone; Roger G Schroeder; Kristy O Cua
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 231 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0272-6963
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β¦ Synopsis
Abstract
In this paper we investigate the relationship between Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) and manufacturing performance (MP) through Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). We find that TPM has a positive and significant relationship with low cost (as measured by higher inventory turns), high levels of quality (as measured by higher levels of conformance to specifications), and strong delivery performance (as measured by higher percentage of onβtime deliveries and by faster speeds of delivery). We also find that the relationship between TPM and MP can be explained by both direct and indirect relationships. In particular, there is a significant and positive indirect relationship between TPM and MP through JustβInβTime (JIT) practices.
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