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Stevens, Graham C. and Johnson, Mark (2016) Integrating the supply chain … 25 years on. International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management, 46 (1). pp. 19-42. doi:10.1108/IJPDLM-07-2015-0175

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Abstract

Purpose
– Twenty-five years ago IJPDLM published “Integrating the Supply Chain” (Stevens, 1989). The purpose of that original work was to examine the state-of-the-art in supply chain management (SCM). There have been substantial changes to the landscape within which supply chains function and changes to supply chains themselves. Given these changes it is appropriate to re-visit what is the new state-of-the art and determine whether the 1989 conceptualization requires extending. The authors also attempt to assess whether the evolution of SCM is associated with improved financial performance. The paper aims to discuss these issues.

Design/methodology/approach
– The authors take a conceptual approach to suggest that SCM is undergoing a transition to devolved, collaborative supply chain clusters. In addition, the authors consider imperatives and models for supply chain change and development. In line with the 1989 work, many of the observations in this invited paper are based on the primary author’s experience. The authors use a selection of financial data from leading firms to assess whether benefits attributed to SCM and changes in supply chain operating models have affected financial performance.

Findings
– The authors formalize a model for the dynamics of SCM change. The authors also synthesize a number of models of SCM that extend the original, highly cited work. These include goal-oriented networks and devolved, collaborative supply chain clusters. The authors also find the associations between the evolution of SCM and measures of firm financial performance over time to be equivocal.

Practical implications
– This work proposes two additional operating models that firms can implement in order to improve the efficacy of their supply chains.

Originality/value
– The authors extend Stevens (1989) original work by synthesizing a number of additional models for SCI.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Business logistics -- History, Industrial management
Journal or Publication Title: International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
ISSN: 0960-0035
Official Date: February 2016
Dates:
DateEvent
February 2016Published
21 November 2015Accepted
Date of first compliant deposit: 11 September 2017
Volume: 46
Number: 1
Page Range: pp. 19-42
DOI: 10.1108/IJPDLM-07-2015-0175
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access

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