THE INFLUENCE OF JIT ON COSTS AND LOGISTICS

With a yearly sales turnover of $2.88 billion, Avon Products Incorporated is counted amongst the biggest producers of cosmetics in the world. Its high-quality products, cosmetics as well as fashion jewellery, are exclusively sold by well-trained representatives directly to the customers. High qualit...

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Veröffentlicht in:Logistics world 1988-01, Vol.1 (1), p.33-36
1. Verfasser: SCHUMANN, MANFRED
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:With a yearly sales turnover of $2.88 billion, Avon Products Incorporated is counted amongst the biggest producers of cosmetics in the world. Its high-quality products, cosmetics as well as fashion jewellery, are exclusively sold by well-trained representatives directly to the customers. High quality, efficiency, flexibility and an optimal service are the basis for the whole organisation. Guenther Bauer and Manfred Schumann discuss how JIT influences logistics and costs at Avon's West German operation.
ISSN:0953-2137
2396-9121
DOI:10.1108/eb007413