• DocumentCode
    1847061
  • Title

    AT&T supplier cooperative purchasing program

  • Author

    Casey, R.J.

  • Author_Institution
    AT&T Purchasing & Transportation, Mesquite, TX, USA
  • fYear
    1993
  • fDate
    7-11 Mar 1993
  • Firstpage
    249
  • Lastpage
    254
  • Abstract
    The program utilizes a unique procurement philosophy and technique that compliments the existing company objective of eliminating waste across the entire materials continuum. The program focuses on working with key strategic suppliers in an effort to reduce leadtime and improve quality by directly linking the supplier´s capacity to the customer´s required output
  • Keywords
    management; purchasing; AT&T; USA; capacity; leadtime; management; materials; output; procurement; quality; supplier cooperative purchasing program; Costs; Joining processes; Lead time reduction; Manufacturing; Procurement; Production; Raw materials; Throughput; Transportation; Waste materials;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, 1993. APEC '93. Conference Proceedings 1993., Eighth Annual
  • Conference_Location
    San Diego, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-0983-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/APEC.1993.290623
  • Filename
    290623