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Supply chain management : theory, practice and future challenges

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Storey, John, Emberson, Caroline, Godsell, Janet and Harrison, Alan (2006) Supply chain management : theory, practice and future challenges. International Journal of Operations & Production Management, Volume 26 (Number 7). pp. 754-774. doi:10.1108/01443570610672220 ISSN 0144-3577.

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/01443570610672220

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Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to critically assess current developments in the theory and practice of supply management and through such an assessment to identify barriers, possibilities and key trends.

Design/methodology/approach: The paper is based on a three-year detailed study of six supply chains which encompassed 72 companies in Europe. The focal firms in each instance were sophisticated, blue-chip corporations operating on an international scale. Managers across at least four echelons of the supply chain were interviewed and the supply chains were traced and observed.

Findings: The paper reveals that supply management is, at best, still emergent in terms of both theory and practice. Few practitioners were able – or even seriously aspired – to extend their reach across the supply chain in the manner prescribed in much modern theory. The paper identifies the range of key barriers and enablers to supply management and it concludes with an assessment of the main trends.

Research limitations/implications: The research presents a number of challenges to existing thinking about supply strategy and supply chain management. It reveals the substantial gaps between theory and practice. A number of trends are identified which it is argued may work in favour of better prospects for SCM in the future and for the future of supply management as a discipline.

Practical implications: A central challenge concerns who could or should manage the supply chain. Barriers to effective supply management are identified and some practical steps to surmount them are suggested.

Originality/value: The paper is original in the way in which it draws on an extensive systematic study to critically assess current theory and current developments. The paper points the way for theorists and practitioners to meet future challenges.

Item Type: Journal Article
Divisions: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Engineering > WMG (Formerly the Warwick Manufacturing Group)
Journal or Publication Title: International Journal of Operations & Production Management
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
ISSN: 0144-3577
Official Date: 2006
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Volume: Volume 26
Number: Number 7
Page Range: pp. 754-774
DOI: 10.1108/01443570610672220
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access

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