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Resource-based Theory vs. Supply Chain Management

SCM Research

There is an ongoing debate in supply chain management research about whether or not resource-based theory suggests that supply chain management can be a source of sustained competitive advantage for a firm. In his insightful article, The competitive advantage of interconnected firms: An extension of the resource-based view (AMR, Vol.

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The Relational View in SCM Research

SCM Research

Published in 1998, The relational view: Cooperative strategy and sources of interorganizational competitive advantage by Dyer and Singh remains one of the most influential business papers. The relational view has later been extended by Lavie (2006). Theory Article Dyad Network Relationship Supply Chain Management'

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7 Best Supply Chain Books of All Time

Supply Chain Opz

In this article, we rank books based on their influence, popularity, recency and practicality and then we come up with the list of the best supply chain books. Therefore, the challenge to establish the ranking method is to find a more economical data source and the unbiased metrics. Most books got about 1,000 citations on average.

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Is Covid-19 the Death of Global Supply Chains?

Supply Chain Game Changer

Death of Global Supply Chains article and permission to publish here provided by Sam Jenks at kodiakrating.com. Many supply chain, sourcing & procurement teams have been asked to row upstream without a paddle during this time of crisis. Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer.

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Visibility: If Only I Could See

Supply Chain Shaman

In 2004-2006, Greg Aimi (now a Gartner analyst) and I worked on a common definition of visibility for over a year. Hopefully, by the end of the article you will also agree. These sources while functional are difficult to connect. There are no solutions that connect source, make and deliver in many-to-many architectures.

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Chain of Custody: The source of control in global supply chains? – IoT Beyond the Buzz

Global Trade Management

The European Union and the World Customs Organization, for example, have rejected the Safe Port Act of 2006 with the impossible requirement of 100% scanning of all containers. Only such a structure will allow to some degree a chain of custody as defined at the beginning of this article.

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SCRC Supply Chain Index contributes again to the 2021 Wall Street Journal Top 250 Best Managed Companies

NC State SCRC

In an earlier article this year in the WSJ , the Drucker Index prepared a list of companies best able to “weather the storm” of supply chain disruptions. Not that there is anything wrong with that. However, during our current state of supply chain shortages, there are definitely some benefits to owning your own supply chains!