The impact of purchasing and Early Supplier Involvement (ESI) in a manufacturing firm

• Main Authors: Abdul Hamid, Abu Bakar, Krishnapillai, Gengeswari
• Format: Monograph
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 2006
• Subjects: H Social Sciences (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/2778/1/75211.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/2778/; https://www.researchgate.net/publication/279463127_The_impact_of_purchasing_and_Early_Supplier_Involvement_ESI_in_a_manufacturing_firm

Globalization has caused increasing competitive pressures to manufacturers worldwide such as rapid technological development, increasing level of end-product complexity, shorter product life cycle and lead time, clock speed competition, and increased outsourcing. Thus, early supplier involvement (ES...