Table of contents - Special Issue: Supply chain management theory and practice – the emergence of an academic discipline
Guest Editors: Paul D. Cousins
Supply chain management: theory and practice – the emergence of an academic discipline?
Paul D. Cousins, Benn Lawson, Brian SquireTo introduce the special issue focusing on the question: is supply chain management (SCM) an emerging academic discipline?
Supply chain management: a structured literature review and implications for future research
Kevin Burgess, Prakash J. Singh, Rana KorogluThe field of supply chain management (SCM) has historically been informed by knowledge from narrow functional areas. While some effort towards producing a broader organizational…
Supply management: is it a discipline?
C.M. Harland, R.C. Lamming, H. Walker, W.E. Phillips, N.D. Caldwell, T.E. Johnsen, L.A. Knight, J. ZhengTo examine management literature for guidance on what constitutes a discipline. To examine supply management publications to determine whether the field constitutes a discipline…
Supply chain management: theory, practice and future challenges
John Storey, Caroline Emberson, Janet Godsell, Alan HarrisonThe purpose of this paper is to critically assess current developments in the theory and practice of supply management and through such an assessment to identify barriers…
An empirical taxonomy of purchasing functions
Paul D. Cousins, Benn Lawson, Brian SquireThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the different patterns of purchasing function configuration, and the relationship between such patterns and organisational performance.
Extending green practices across the supply chain: The impact of upstream and downstream integration
Stephan Vachon, Robert D. KlassenThis research aims to extend the “collaborative paradigm” proposed by others in prior research beyond a supply chain's core operations. To date, this paradigm has generated…
Supply management's evolution: key skill sets for the supply manager of the future
Larry Giunipero, Robert B. Handfield, Reham EltantawyIn the last decade there have been dramatic impacts on, and changes within, the field of purchasing/supply management. Given supply management's new strategic role, this research…
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Dr Tobias Schoenherr
- Prof. Constantin Blome
- Robert D. Klassen