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Supply Chain Management at the Crossroads: Divergent Views, Potential Impacts, and Suggested Paths Forward
Author(s) -
Petersen Kenneth J.,
Autry Chad W.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of business logistics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.611
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 2158-1592
pISSN - 0735-3766
DOI - 10.1111/jbl.12036
Subject(s) - scholarship , supply chain management , order (exchange) , supply chain , business , field (mathematics) , marketing , process management , knowledge management , sociology , political science , computer science , mathematics , finance , pure mathematics , law
The academic field of supply chain management (SCM) is comprised of scholars holding four different worldviews based on their academic heritages. This situation presents both threats and opportunities for SCM scholarship and practice. In this brief paper, we explain why we see this occurring, and actions that academics might take in order to form a more cohesive and effective SCM discipline.