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Organization theory and supply chain management: An evolving research perspective
Author(s) -
Miles Raymond E.,
Snow Charles C.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of operations management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.649
H-Index - 191
eISSN - 1873-1317
pISSN - 0272-6963
DOI - 10.1016/j.jom.2006.05.002
Subject(s) - supply chain , supply chain management , business , perspective (graphical) , industrial organization , service management , supply chain risk management , focus (optics) , unit (ring theory) , marketing , demand chain , operations management , process management , economics , computer science , artificial intelligence , physics , mathematics education , mathematics , optics
The supply chain is the central organizing unit in today's global industries. We describe how supply chains have evolved over the last three decades, arguing that their organizational history can be divided into three periods. In the first period, the primary focus was on how to make operations throughout the supply chain more efficient. In the second period, the focus shifted from efficiency to effectiveness as leading firms began to incorporate the ideas and expertise of their suppliers and partners into the management of the supply chain. In the current period, some firms are beginning to explore how supply chains can be extended across industries in addition to operating efficiently and effectively within industries.