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A study of JIT implementation and operating problems

KARLENE M. CRAVVFORD Department of Management, The University of Georgia College of Business Administration, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, 30602, U.S.A
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JOHN H. BLACKSTONE JR. Department of Management, The University of Georgia College of Business Administration, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, 30602, U.S.A
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JAMES F. COX Department of Management, The University of Georgia College of Business Administration, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, 30602, U.S.A
Pages 1561-1568 | Received 01 Aug 1987, Published online: 16 May 2007

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