Toward the Theory of the Supply Chain. Issue 2 (3rd March 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Carter, Craig R.; Rogers, Dale S.; Choi, Thomas Y.
• Is Part Of: Journal of supply chain management. Volume 51:Issue 2(2015)
• Page Start: 89
• Page End: 97
• Publication Date: 2015-03-03
• Subjects: theory of the supply chain -- conceptual theory building -- networks -- complex adaptive systems -- boundaries; Purchasing -- Periodicals; Materials management -- Periodicals; Industrial procurement -- Periodicals; Business logistics -- Periodicals; Electronic journals; 658.7
• DOI: 10.1111/jscm.12073
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1523-2409

Abstract

Abstract : As our discipline has matured, we have begun to develop theories of supply chain management . However, we submit that a major omission of theory development in the supply chain management discipline is that we have failed to develop a theory of what we are managing—a theory of the supply chain. Using a conceptual theory building approach, we introduce foundational premises about the structure and boundary of the supply chain, which can serve as the basis for much needed, additional development of the theory of the supply chain.