The changing landscape of supply chain management, marketing channels of distribution, logistics and purchasing

Abstract

Purpose

The paper seeks to examine the changing landscape of supply chain management, marketing channels of distribution, logistics and purchasing.

Design/methodology/approach

The authors examine and take stock of the changing nature and landscape surrounding the related disciplines of supply chain management, marketing channels of distribution, logistics and purchasing. This examination highlights the considerable evolution and significant advances occurring within and between these disciplines.

Findings

The authors find that this new landscape provides both opportunities and challenges for future scholarship and practice in these related disciplines.

Originality/value

The examination and findings should be of value to those attempting to understand the evolving nature and interrelationship of these fields, and those who currently practise within them.

Citation

Gundlach, G.T., Bolumole, Y.A., Eltantawy, R.A. and Frankel, R. (2006), "The changing landscape of supply chain management, marketing channels of distribution, logistics and purchasing", Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing, Vol. 21 No. 7, pp. 428-438. https://doi.org/10.1108/08858620610708911