The Nature of Supply Chain Management Research
Insights from a Content Analysis of International Supply Chain Management Literature from 1990 to 2006

Julia Wolf

Insights from a Content Analysis of International Supply Chain Management Literature from 1990 to 2006

Series: Einkauf, Logistik und Supply Chain Management

Wolf, Julia

2008, XV, 231 p. 16 illus.

About this book
The term Supply Chain Management (SCM) first occurred during the 1980s and has since experienced increasing attention from both theory and practice.

Julia Wolf focuses on the theoretical aspect of SCM by analyzing the evolution SCM research has undergone and by assessing the question whether SCM research can be considered a scientific paradigm as of today. A number of factors are investigated based on empirical data gathered from publications on SCM in international refereed journals from 1990 to 2006. As a result, four major periods are distinguished in the evolution of SCM research: emergence, acceptance, growth and a final phase of establishment. These periods are characterized in terms of the following factors and their alterations over time: scientific values, object of study, constructs, methods, schools of thought, and the link of research to practice.

Table of contents Introduction and theoretical foundation, Origins and principles of core methodologies, Steps in the research methodology, Evolution of SCM research activity, Philosophy of Science in SCM, The supply chain management object of study, Scientific Practices, Operational practice in SCM research, Anomalies and unresolved research questions in SCM

• Authors & Editors
  

Dr. Julia Wolf promovierte bei Prof. Dr. Christopher Jahns am Supply Management Institute (SMI) der European Business School (EBS) in Oestrich-Winkel.