From a literature review to a conceptual framework for sustainable supply chain management

Academic and corporate interest in sustainable supply chain management has risen
considerably in recent years. This can be seen by the number of papers published and in particular by
journal special issues. To establish the field further, the purpose of this paper is twofold. First, it offers a
literature review on sustainable supply chain management taking 191 papers published from 1994 to
2007 into account. Second, it offers a conceptual framework to summarize the research in this field
comprising three parts. As starting point related triggers are identified. This allows putting forward two
distinct strategies: (1) supplier management for risks and performance, and (2) supply chain
management for sustainable products. It is evident that research is still dominated by
green/environmental issues. Social aspects and also the integration of the three dimensions of
sustainability are still rare.

Both practitioners in companies and academics might find the review useful, as it outlines major
lines of research in the field. Further, it discusses specific features of sustainable supply chains as well as
limitations of existing research; this should stimulate further research.( Stefan Seuring1)( Martin Müller2)

Sustainable supply chain management: evolution and future directions

The purpose of this paper is to conduct a systematic review of the sustainable supply chain
management (SSCM) literature in the principal logistics and supply chain management journals, across a
20‐year time frame

The authors use a systematic literature review methodology. This methodology allows for the
minimization of researcher bias and the maximization of reliability and replicability. The study's
empirical validity is further enhanced by demonstrating high levels of inter‐coder reliability across
families of codes.

The field of SSCM has evolved from a perspective and investigation of standalone research in
social and environmental areas; through a corporate social responsibility perspective; to the beginnings
of the convergence of perspectives of sustainability as the triple bottom line and the emergence of
SSCM as a theoretical framework. While the SSCM research has become more theoretically rich and
methodologically rigorous, there are numerous opportunities for further advancing theory,
methodology, and the managerial relevance of future inquiries.

The trends and gaps identified through our analysis allow us to develop a cogent agenda to
guide future SSCM research.

The current perspectives of SSCM hold important implications for managers, by directing limited
resources toward projects which intersect environmental and/or social performance, and economic
performance.
 The paper provides a systematic, rigorous, and methodologically valid review of the evolution of
empirical SSCM research across a 20‐year time period. (Craig R. Carter1) (P. Liane Easton2)

An evaluation of process-oriented supply chain management frameworks

Supply chain management (SCM) is implemented by integrating corporate functions using

business processes within and across companies. Several process‐oriented frameworks for SCM have
been proposed but only two of these provide sufficient detail to enable implementation. We evaluate
the Supply‐Chain Operations Reference (SCOR) framework and The Global Supply Chain Forum (GSCF)
framework using four criteria and identify their relative strengths and weaknesses. (Douglas M.
Lambert1) (Sebastián J. García‐Dastugue2) (Keely L. Croxton3)

Supply chain management: a structured literature review and implications for future research

The field of supply chain management (SCM) has historically been informed by knowledge from
narrow functional areas. While some effort towards producing a broader organizational perspective has
been made, nonetheless, SCM continues to be largely eclectic with little consensus on its
conceptualization and research methodological bases. This paper seeks to clarify aspects of this
emerging perspective.

A total of 100 randomly selected refereed journal articles were systematically analyzed.

A number of key findings emerged: the field is a relatively “new” one; several disciplines claim
ownership of the field; consensus is lacking on the definition of the term; contextual focus is mostly on
the manufacturing industry; predominantly “process” conceptual framing prevails; research methods
employed are mostly analytical conceptual, empirical surveys or case studies; the positivist research
paradigmatic stance is prevalent; and theories related to transaction cost economics and competitive
advantage dominate.

This review identifies various conceptual and research methodological characteristics of SCM.
From a philosophy of knowledge perspective, it is suggested that SCM be framed as a Lakatosian
Research Program, for this has the best potential to assist in the development of SCM body of
knowledge in a sustainable way into the future. (Kevin Burgess)

Supply chain risk management: outlining an agenda for future research

In recent years the issue of supply chain risk has been pushed to the fore, initially by fears
related to possible disruptions from the much publicized “millennium bug”. Y2K passed seemingly
without incident, though the widespread disruptions caused by fuel protests and then Foot and Mouth
Disease in the UK, and by terrorist attacks on the USA have underlined the vulnerability of modern
supply chains. Despite increasing awareness among practitioners, the concepts of supply chain
vulnerability and its managerial counterpart supply chain risk management are still in their infancy. This
paper seeks to identify an agenda for future research and to that end the authors go on to clarify the
concept of supply chain risk management and to provide a working definition. The existing literature on
supply chain vulnerability and risk management is reviewed and compared with findings from
exploratory interviews undertaken to discover practitioners' perceptions of supply chain risk and current
supply chain risk management strategies. (Uta Jüttner1) (Helen Peck2) (Martin Christopher3)

Bridging organization theory and supply chain management: The case of best value supply chains

Rivalry is increasingly being contested at the supply chain level of analysis. Rather than
competing “firm versus firm,” today's organizations are battling “supply chain versus supply chain.”
Within this context, best value supply chains are emerging as a means to create competitive advantages
and superior performance. While traditional supply chains often focus primarily on one key outcome
such as speed or cost, best value supply chains excel along an array of uniquely integrated priorities—
cost, quality, speed, and flexibility. We describe how key organizational theories help to distinguish
traditional supply chains from best value supply chains. To provide a foundation for future inquiry, we
offer theory-based research questions that are focused on best value supply chains. (David J. Ketchen
Jr.1) (G. Tomas M.Hult2)

Information systems in supply chain integration and management

Supply chain management (SCM) is the 21st century global operations strategy for achieving
organizational competitiveness. Companies are attempting to find ways to improve their flexibility and
responsiveness and in turn competitiveness by changing their operations strategy, methods and
technologies that include the implementation of SCM paradigm and information technology (IT).
However, a thorough and critical review of literature is yet to be carried out with the objective of
bringing out pertinent factors and useful insights into the role and implications of IT in SCM. In this
paper, the literature available on IT in SCM have been classified using suitable criteria and then critically
reviewed to develop a framework for studying the applications of IT in SCM. Based on this review and
analysis, recommendations have been made regarding the application of IT in SCM and some future
research directions are indicated. (A Gunasekaran1) (E.W.T Ngai2)
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