The evolution of supply chain management competencies: Empirical support for a unifying framework

W. Rocky Newman, Mark D. Hanna, Thomas Gattiker

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Abstract

Much of the existing Supply Chain Management (SCM) literature focuses on the role of information and material flow in coordinating the operations of diverse, yet sequentially related operations otherwise known as Supply Chains. Based on this literature and the experiences of practitioners, we propose a framework followed by a series of field studies designed to support or suggest improvements to it, which illustrate the typical evolutions of Supply Chain Management (SCM) competencies. The proposed framework consists of four dimensions that we hypothesize to include supply chain understanding, design, improvement, and coordination. The framework will suggest that many times development of competencies along any of these dimensions will synergistically reinforce development along other dimensions. Thus, typical patterns in the development of SCM capability can be described by using the proposed framework. In addition, the framework explains anticipated patterns in the evolution of supply chain organizational structures. In addition to formulating this framework based upon existing literature, we have collected data via field studies at four multi-facility corporations examining multiple plants within each organization and their relationships with supply chain partners. The data collected provides empirical support to the proposed framework.

Original languageEnglish
Pages1957-1962
Number of pages6
StatePublished - 2003
Event34th Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute - Washington, DC, United States
Duration: Nov 22 2003Nov 25 2003

Conference

Conference34th Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityWashington, DC
Period11/22/0311/25/03

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