Defining “Supply Chain Management”
Definitional diversity, although a complicating factor in a synoptic literature review and academic taxonomy, is not entirely negative. Anderson (1983)...
Early Days: Developing the Literature (0)
Background The common term “supply chain” (hereafter “SC”) is seldom defined in clear separation from “supply chain management” (hereafter “SCM”),...
Social Capital as Supply Chain Risk Mediator
Social capital theorists such as Baker (1990), Coleman (1990), and Burt (1992), and Putnam (2000) claim that social capital, like...
Organisational Structure as Risk-Mediator (2)
Metaphors of the Organisation Morgan (1986) defined eight (moderately famous) metaphors to describe different organisations: Of these, several were relevant...
Organisational Structure as Risk-Mediator (1)
Meta-Theoretical Considerations According to Morgan (1973), self-organisation is a key competence. Growth, size, and integration (whose chief activities are decentralisation...
Transfer Pricing: The Strategic Value of Transnational Location
Say you’re a multinational with operations spread around various countries. You need to know where you can perform your operations...
Smartville: Extras (10)
Smartville’s Logical Layout The Smartville layout combines flow and process. The modular concept improves flow, but necessitates cell processes, so...
Smartville: Extras (9)
The Nature of Supply and Demand: P to D Ratio “P” = production lead time “D” = delivery time/ demand...