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Supply Chain Resilience 2022

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The report contains short articles on very interesting topics including Brexit, predictive analytics, striking staff, supply chain tech investments, just-in-time vs. just-in-case, chip crisis, robotics, food waste, air cargo, and sustainable commerce. It is not the first time that I am writing about Raconteur’s reports here.

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Personal Predictions for Supply Chain Management in 2021

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It might just be a foretaste of the much more existential crises that lie ahead. Now is the time for the SCM community to positively shape the future! Now is the time for the SCM community to positively shape the future! The pandemic has caused a great deal of suffering to many people.

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Let Us Not Go Back To Normal

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Should we really turn to cost reduction and just-in-time processes again? Many observers are currently talking about how we could go back to normal as quickly as possible. But what is “normality” and is it desirable? Wasn’t that the reason to put all medical supply eggs in the China basket? Stay healthy!

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Impact Factors of Supply Chain Management Journals

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A good indication for this development are the 2017 JCR journal impact factors , which have just been released. It might take some time until our journals will finally be acknowledged by qualitative rankings such as AJG and VHB-JOURQUAL, as such rankings tend to be quite conservative.

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Can Supply Chains Become Truly Sustainable?

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Ten years ago, Time Magazine featured the headline: “Be Worried. For example, Apple expects an iPhone to be replaced after just three years. Our world is in crisis! Be Very Worried.” ” (about global warming). But things only got worse since. However, many companies have unsustainable business models in place.

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Can Supply Chains Become Truly Sustainable?

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Ten years ago, Time Magazine featured the headline: “Be Worried. For example, Apple expects an iPhone to be replaced after just three years. Our world is in crisis! Be Very Worried.” ” (about global warming). But things only got worse since. However, many companies have unsustainable business models in place.

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Multi-Methodological Research in Supply Chain Management

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Just like OM research, SCM research is dominated by three research methodologies: (1) analytical modelling research (optimization, computational, and simulation models etc.), (2) quantitative empirical research (surveys etc., and (3) case study research.

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