Title

Research Opportunities in Supply Chain Management

Authors

James Stock, University of South Florida
Stefanie L. Boyer, Bryant University
Tracy Harmon, University of Dayton

Document Type

Article

Comments

Published by Springer Science & Business Media B.V. in the Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, volume 38 issue 1, 2010. Bryant users may access this article here.

Keywords

Supply chain management (SCM); Research opportunities; SCM components; Qualitative analysis

Publisher

Springer Science & Business Media B.V.

Publication Source

Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science

Abstract

Since its introduction as a concept in the 1980s, supply chain management (SCM) has undergone significant modification and expansion. A qualitative analysis of 166 unique definitions of SCM published in the literature identified three major themes associated with the supply chain and SCM: (1) activities; (2) benefits; and (3) constituents/components. Utilizing these themes, key research questions and issues within the supply chain and SCM are identified that could be examined by marketing scholars.