SCM Research

MARCH 14, 2018

Three years ago, the Chartered Association of Business Schools (ABS) has released its last ranking of business journals: the Academic Journal Guide (AJG), also known as the “ABS list” This ABS ranking has become quite influential as the guiding journal ranking across management disciplines in the UK.

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Journal San Francisco SCM Research 50

SCM Research

SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

In today’s guest post, Glenn Richey and Beth Davis-Sramek highlight what will guide them in their tenure as the new Co-Editors-in-Chief of the Journal of Business Logistics. What a pivotal time for those of us engaged in logistics and supply chain research!

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Journal Logistics Network Optimization Software Logistics Research 28

SCM Research

OCTOBER 31, 2014

Some weeks ago, Thomson Reuters published the impact factors of well-known management journals as part of their Journal Citation Reports. I looked up the impact factors of several supply chain management journals. Four additional journals were able to reach an impact factor between 1.5

Journal 130

Journal Supply Chain Procurement Analytics SCM 130

SCM Research

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

LaLonde Best Paper Award (best paper published in the Journal of Business Logistics) goes to Top-down versus bottom-up demand forecasts: The value of shared point-of-sale data in the retail supply chain by Williams and Waller. The Bernard J. Enjoy reading these outstanding articles!

SCM 137

SCM Agile and Lean Supply Chain Philadelphia Journal 137

SCM Research

JUNE 29, 2018

More than many other management disciplines, SCM has been very successful to professionalize and reinvent itself. A good indication for this development are the 2017 JCR journal impact factors , which have just been released. The only SCM journal with an impact factor above 6 is Journal of Supply Chain Management (6.105).

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Journal Supply Chain SCM Supply and Demand 119

Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 3, 2025

In academic research, going through supply chain management (SCM) challenges several students. It is an important field to many global businesses in terms of their operations since it touches tasks from procurement to logistics. Pick a particular area within SCM that resonates with your academic interests or future career goals.

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Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Design SCM 96

SCM Research

JUNE 24, 2021

The influential Chartered Association of Business Scholars has just published its Academic Journal Guide 2021. I have looked at the ranks for 15 major OSCM journals. Once again, only the following OSCM journals were classified in category 4*: Journal of Operations Management , Management Science and Operations Research.

Journal 28

Journal San Francisco Manufacturing Procurement Procurement Analytics 28

Supply Chain Opz

JULY 7, 2013

Reverse Logistics: 5 Steps for Better Backward Operations. What is reverse logistics? Reverse logistics is often seen as a clerical function. Reverse logistics is often seen as a clerical function. Most companies see reverse logistics as the way to satisfy customer but there is no specific performance measurement for it.

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Reverse Logistics Optimal Sourcing Logistics Case Study 226

SCM Research

OCTOBER 20, 2013

It has become a good tradition that some of the leading journals of our field announce their best paper awards during the CSCMP’s Supply Chain Management Educators’ Conference, the academic part of the CSCMP Conference ( see my previous post from Atlanta last year ). Journal of Business Logistics, 33 (3), 196-209 DOI: 10.1111/j.2158-1592.2012.01052.x.

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SCM Denver Colorado Conference 154

SCM Research

JUNE 11, 2017

My guest post today comes from Alan McKinnon who for several years has been raising concerns about the academic obsession with journal rankings and low rating of logistics/SCM journals. Starry-eyed II: The Logistics Journal Ranking Debate Revisited. and follow him on Twitter @alancmckinnon. McKinnon, A.C.

Journal 110

Journal SCM Australia Research 110

The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 25, 2022

in Logistics and Supply Chain Management, all from Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, GA. Donnie has a passion to build a bridge between the logistics/supply chain industry and academia, seeking to build relationships that will benefit students, practitioners and faculty in a collaborative environment. Donnie’s LinkedIn.

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Arkansas Gartner Supply Chain Software Supply Chain 246

SCM Research

JANUARY 20, 2018

Journal of Business Logistics , 22 (2), 1–25. Keebler, J.S., Smith, C.D. & & Zacharia, Z.G. Keebler, J.S., Smith, C.D. & & Zacharia, Z.G. Keebler, J.S., Smith, C.D. & & Zacharia, Z.G. Defining Supply Chain Management.

SCM 110

SCM Journal Supply Chain System 110

SCM Research

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Dear colleagues, Submissions are due this month for the European Research Seminar on Logistics and SCM (ERS 2018) which will be held in Rotterdam (The Netherlands) on May, 17th and 18th 2018. The purpose of ERS is to expose and discuss contemporary issues in logistics and supply chain management.

SCM 11

SCM Research Logistics Network Optimization Software Conference 11

SCM Research

OCTOBER 10, 2014

This year, among these news was the announcement of the new Editors-in-Chief for the Journal of Business Logistics. In this guest post, Carl Marcus Wallenburg, one of the European Editors of the journal, provides additional information. I will continue to support the journal and new editors in my function as European Editor.

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Journal Arkansas Conference Ohio 125

Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 12, 2016

The content is good then people refer to it often (number of citations is also used to measure the importance of journal articles aka Impact Factor). Cranfield University and ETH Zurich are known to produced high quality supply chain research that are published by any major supply chain management related journals.

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Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Gartner Supply Chain Strategy 271

SCM Research

OCTOBER 16, 2015

In today’s guest post, Andrew Lyons, one of the two new Editors-in-Chief of the International Journal of Logistics: Research & Applications (IJoL) provides an introduction to his journal. The journal covers all aspects of logistics and supply chain management.

Journal 110

Journal Research Logistics Study 110

SCM Research

OCTOBER 7, 2011

Some of the leading supply chain management journals have now announced their winners. The Journal of Business Logistics has just announced that the paper Exploring a governance theory of supply chain management: Barriers and facilitators to integration by Richey et al. is the 2011 Bernard J. Value propositions of the U.S.

SCM 110

SCM Journal Research Supplier Management 110

SCM Research

AUGUST 4, 2015

In today’s guest post, Nezih Altay and Ira Haavisto, the new Co-Editors of the Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management provide an introduction to their journal. We are very excited and motivated about the task given to us and humbled by the trust of our friends and colleagues.

Journal 110

Journal Supply Chain Planning Finland Supply Chain 110

SCM Research

MAY 5, 2013

Nobel laureates rarely publish articles in journals within the supply chain arena. It goes without saying that this article is certainly a must-read for SCM researchers, particularly, as the use of laboratory experiments has attracted some attention in our field. Using Laboratory Experiments in Logistics and Supply Chain Research.

Research 147

Research Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Journal 147

SCM Research

JULY 11, 2012

The annual Citation of Excellence Awards recognize “the 50 most outstanding articles published by the top 300 management journals in the world” Emerald Group Publishing Limited has now announced the winners of the 2012 Awards. Journal of Business Logistics, 29 (1), 133-155 DOI: 10.1002/j.2158-1592.2008.tb00072.x.

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Supply Chain Risk Management Journal Supply Chain Design Supply Chain Strategy 160

SCM Research

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Recently, the use of laboratory experiments has attracted attention in SCM research. The Journal of Supply Chain Management dedicated a discussion forum to that topic , which is introduced with an essay by Eckerd and Bendoly. deals with scenario-based role-playing experiments and vignette design.

Research 125

Research Supply Chain Design Scenario Planning Supply Chain 125

SCM Research

JUNE 29, 2020

Norrman & Jansson’s (2004) case study on Ericsson’s supply chain risk management (SCRM) practices is definitely part of the canon of SCM literature. Although our article did not focus on SCM in the era of COVID-19, decision-makers can learn about many practices and tools that might also be useful to cope with the current situation.

Supply Chain Risk Management 143

Supply Chain Risk Management Risk Management Supply Chain Software Supply Chain 143

SCM Research

AUGUST 8, 2016

In my new article, Mapping the Landscape of Future Research Themes in Supply Chain Management , co-authored with Robert Handfield and Christian Durach and published in the Journal of Business Logistics, we make an attempt to answer this important question. Our research is based on survey data collected from 141 SCM scholars.

Research 115

Research Supply Chain Journal SCM 115

SCM Research

MAY 17, 2021

Based on our observation that SCM scholars have often taken an engineer’s perspective to interpret supply chain resilience, we argue that it needs to be complemented with a social–ecological perspective. Journal of Business Logistics. It is a fluid system that contains social actors and is anchored in our complex world.

Supply Chain 28

Supply Chain SCM Journal Supply and Demand 28

SCM Research

AUGUST 8, 2016

In my new article, Mapping the Landscape of Future Research Themes in Supply Chain Management , co-authored with Robert Handfield and Christian Durach and published in the Journal of Business Logistics, we make an attempt to answer this important question. Our research is based on survey data collected from 141 SCM scholars.

Research 110

Research Supply Chain Journal SCM 110

Supply Chains Rock

MARCH 27, 2011

I was recently listening to a panel session from SXSW on Brand Journalism and in the discussion the panelists used the Moms Quality Correspondents campaign as a good example. SCM Blogroll. About.com - Martins Logistics Blog. EU Logistics Hub Blog. Latin American Logistics. SCM Lowdown. SCM Operations.

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Meeting Supply Chain SCM Journal 133

Supply Chains Rock

MAY 22, 2008

Logistics Disaster, Leads to Recycling Headache. Great article and video in the Wall Street Journal about a cargo boat that tipped over carrying nearly 5,000 brand new Mazda cars worth $100 million. SCM Blogroll. About.com - Martins Logistics Blog. EU Logistics Hub Blog. Latin American Logistics.

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Supply Chain Logistics SCM Video 100

SCM Research

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Our new article, titled Accounting for External Turbulence of Logistics Organizations via Performance Measurement Systems (Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, Vol. Accounting for External Turbulence of Logistics Organizations via Performance Measurement Systems. 6), is out now. Wallenburg, C.M., & Wieland, A.

Supply Chain Design Software 110

Supply Chain Design Software System Supply Chain Design Supply Chain Risk Management 110

SCM Research

MAY 1, 2017

I am pleased to announce that our new article, The Human Factor in SCM: Introducing a Meta-theory of Behavioral Supply Chain Management , which I co-authored with Timm Schorsch and Carl Marcus Wallenburg, has now been published by the International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management. Schorsch, T.,

Supply Chain 110

Supply Chain SCM Journal Research 110

SCM Research

AUGUST 16, 2014

International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management, 43 (4), 300-320 DOI: 10.1108/IJPDLM-08-2012-0243. The Influence of Relational Competencies on Supply Chain Resilience: A Relational View.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 196

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Supply Chain Risk Management Journal 196

Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

In the meantime, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week, dominated by delivery and robots: Same-day delivery company Deliv raises $40 million in latest funding round (Reuters). Is cycling 100 miles in cold temperatures considered being too active? Robots and AI in the Warehouse. “A reported Reuters.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 100

Logistics Network Optimization Software Modeling Software Demand Planning Software Logistics 100

Talking Logistics

JULY 6, 2015

In case you missed it, the Wall Street Journal and others reported last week that Sealed Air Corp., But for supply chain and logistics folks, it’s the story behind the headline that is most interesting. It turns out that the main driving force behind the product change was logistics costs. hopes to lower to $1,000 by 2017).

Material Savings 100

Material Savings Logistics Packaging Sourcing Strategies 100

SCM Research

JULY 14, 2016

International Journal of Production Economics, 143 (1), 86-94 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2010.10.023. Journal of Business Logistics, 34 (1), 46-76 DOI: 10.1111/jbl.12009. Journal of Business Logistics, 34 (2), 77-84 DOI: 10.1111/jbl.12010. 2010.10.023. Croxton, K., & Fiksel, J. 1540-5915.2012.00394.x.

Supply Chain Design Software 110

Supply Chain Design Software Analytics Software Predictive Analytics Software Supply Chain Software 110

SCM Research

JUNE 18, 2015

In our new article, The Interplay of Different Types of Governance in Horizontal Cooperations: A View on Logistics Service Providers , we take a look at horizontal relationships. The Interplay of Different Types of Governance in Horizontal Cooperations: A View on Logistics Service Providers. Raue, J.S., & Wieland, A.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 110

Logistics Network Optimization Software Logistics Government Journal 110

SCM Research

JANUARY 30, 2012

It gives a good overview of SCM research published in journals related to marketing, logistics, management, and marketing channels. I just read an article by Vallet-Bellmunt et al. 2011): Supply chain management: A multidisciplinary content analysis of vertical relations between companies, 1997–2006.

Analysis 110

Analysis Supply Chain SCM Journal 110

Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 9, 2015

Having spent much of this week on the road, I am still in catch-up mode with emails and phone calls, so let’s go straight to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention: Elemica Introduces New Sourcing Optimization Solution. MercuryGate Offers Leading TMS Solution to Freight Forwarders.

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Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Planning Software Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Design Software 100

SCM Research

APRIL 23, 2018

International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management, 25 (1), 46-57 [link]. Leaver, A., & William, K. Financialization across the Pacific: Manufacturing Cost Ratios, Supply Chains and Power.

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SCM Asia Journal China 110