Supply Chain Cases: Leading Authors, Research Themes and Future Direction

Description

This book provides an overview and analysis of the key publications and authors in the study of supply chain management since its inauguration in the 1980s. Reviewing 1699 published research works and case studies, it is the first to combine and analyse publication data and citations in order to assess the most popular topics and authors, and their effect on the discipline's development. Identifying key scholars and articles throughout supply chain management, the author explores research themes such as the emphasis on sustainability and the environment post-financial crisis, as well as a growing interest in food supply chain case studies. New approaches are identified to increase the number of cases which can be put towards building future research projects. Front Matter ....Pages i-xi Introduction (Olli-Pekka Hilmola)....Pages 1-6 Data-Gathering Methods (Olli-Pekka Hilmola)....Pages 7-12 Descriptive Analysis (Olli-Pekka Hilmola)....Pages 13-21 Early Era 1995–2008: Citations to Published Research Works and Their Authors (Olli-Pekka Hilmola)....Pages 23-41 After the Crisis Era 2009–2015: Citations to Published Research Works and Their Authors (Olli-Pekka Hilmola)....Pages 43-55 Characteristics of Case Studies that Feature Multiple Cases (Olli-Pekka Hilmola)....Pages 57-69 Sustaining High Performer: Supply Chain Risk Management (Olli-Pekka Hilmola)....Pages 71-77 Research Methodology and Identifying Key References Used (Olli-Pekka Hilmola)....Pages 79-83 Tag Cloud Analyses (Olli-Pekka Hilmola)....Pages 85-96 Conclusions (Olli-Pekka Hilmola)....Pages 97-100 Back Matter ....Pages 101-102