Title :
AT&T supplier cooperative purchasing program
Author_Institution :
AT&T Purchasing & Transportation, Mesquite, TX, USA
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/APEC.1993.290623