Purpose - The field of supply chain management (SCM) has historically
been informed by knowledge from narrow functional areas. While some
effort towards producing a broader organizational perspective has
been made, nonetheless, SCM continues to be largely eclectic with
little consensus on its conceptualization and research methodological
bases. This paper seeks to clarify aspects of this emerging perspective.
Design/methodology/approach - A total of 100 randomly selected refereed
journal articles were systematically analyzed.
Findings - A number of key findings emerged: the field is a relatively
``new'' one; several disciplines claim ownership of the field; consensus
is lacking on the definition of the term; contextual focus is mostly
on the manufacturing industry; predominantly ``process'' conceptual
framing prevails; research methods employed are mostly analytical
conceptual, empirical surveys or case studies; the positivist research
paradigmatic stance is prevalent; and theories related to transaction
cost economics and competitive advantage dominate.
Originality/value - This review identifies various conceptual and
research methodological characteristics of SCM. From a philosophy
of knowledge perspective, it is suggested that SCM be framed as a
Lakatosian Research Program, for this has the best potential to assist
in the development of SCM body of knowledge in a sustainable way
into the future.
%0 Journal Article
%1 Burgess:2006:opm
%A Burgess, Kevin
%A Singh, Prakash J.
%A Koroglu, Rana
%D 2006
%J Int'l J. of Operations & Production Management
%K imported thesis
%N 7
%P 703--729
%R 10.1108/01443570610672202
%T Supply chain management: a structured literature review and implications
for future research
%V 26
%X Purpose - The field of supply chain management (SCM) has historically
been informed by knowledge from narrow functional areas. While some
effort towards producing a broader organizational perspective has
been made, nonetheless, SCM continues to be largely eclectic with
little consensus on its conceptualization and research methodological
bases. This paper seeks to clarify aspects of this emerging perspective.
Design/methodology/approach - A total of 100 randomly selected refereed
journal articles were systematically analyzed.
Findings - A number of key findings emerged: the field is a relatively
``new'' one; several disciplines claim ownership of the field; consensus
is lacking on the definition of the term; contextual focus is mostly
on the manufacturing industry; predominantly ``process'' conceptual
framing prevails; research methods employed are mostly analytical
conceptual, empirical surveys or case studies; the positivist research
paradigmatic stance is prevalent; and theories related to transaction
cost economics and competitive advantage dominate.
Originality/value - This review identifies various conceptual and
research methodological characteristics of SCM. From a philosophy
of knowledge perspective, it is suggested that SCM be framed as a
Lakatosian Research Program, for this has the best potential to assist
in the development of SCM body of knowledge in a sustainable way
into the future.
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abstract = {Purpose - The field of supply chain management (SCM) has historically
been informed by knowledge from narrow functional areas. While some
effort towards producing a broader organizational perspective has
been made, nonetheless, SCM continues to be largely eclectic with
little consensus on its conceptualization and research methodological
bases. This paper seeks to clarify aspects of this emerging perspective.
Design/methodology/approach - A total of 100 randomly selected refereed
journal articles were systematically analyzed.
Findings - A number of key findings emerged: the field is a relatively
``new'' one; several disciplines claim ownership of the field; consensus
is lacking on the definition of the term; contextual focus is mostly
on the manufacturing industry; predominantly ``process'' conceptual
framing prevails; research methods employed are mostly analytical
conceptual, empirical surveys or case studies; the positivist research
paradigmatic stance is prevalent; and theories related to transaction
cost economics and competitive advantage dominate.
Originality/value - This review identifies various conceptual and
research methodological characteristics of SCM. From a philosophy
of knowledge perspective, it is suggested that SCM be framed as a
Lakatosian Research Program, for this has the best potential to assist
in the development of SCM body of knowledge in a sustainable way
into the future.},
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author = {Burgess, Kevin and Singh, Prakash J. and Koroglu, Rana},
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journal = {Int'l J. of Operations \& Production Management},
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timestamp = {2017-03-16T11:54:14.000+0100},
title = {Supply chain management: a structured literature review and implications
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