Handbook of research methods for supply chain management

Author(s)

• Childe, Stephen J.
• Soares, Anabela

Bibliographic Information

Handbook of research methods for supply chain management

edited by Stephen Childe, Anabela Soares

（Handbooks of research methods in management）

E. Elgar, c2022

• : cased

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Written by a panel of leading international researchers, this Handbook identifies the key topics for research in supply chain management using an innovative step-by-step approach and provides an extensive range of methodologies for researching the subjects. Examining the complex and fascinating process of supply chain management, chapters provide a detailed and expansive review of the wide range of research methods used to study the topic. It further investigates the key issues facing supply chains, identifying important research questions such as how to build sustainable and socially responsible supply chains as well as how to address the complexities experienced in developing and emerging economies. The breadth of the Handbook of Research Methods for Supply Chain Management allows the next generation of researchers to successfully engage with the management of supply chains. This innovative Handbook will be an invaluable resource for research students and their supervisors, supply chain managers and anyone looking for a useful reference tool for contemporary and future challenges in supply chain management. Scholars looking for an excellent guide on research methods in supply chain management and how to identify topics for study will find this required reading.

Table of Contents

Contents: Introduction to the Handbook of Research Methods for Supply Chain Management xii Anabela Soares and Stephen Childe PART I HOW TO DO RESEARCH IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT (SCM) Introduction to Part I 2 Anabela Soares and Stephen Childe 1 The evolution of supply chain literature: key theories, concepts and categorisations 24 Larry C. Giunipero and Diane L. Denslow 2 Systematic literature review guidelines for supply chain management research 45 Giang Nguyen, Vikas Kumar and Anabela Soares 3 Undertaking supply chain management research: philosophy and practice 71 Breno Nunes, David Bennett and Miles Weaver 4 Gaining access for data collection 86 Mike Simpson, Andrea Genovese and Ahmad Rais Mohamad Mokhtar 5 Questionnaire design in SCM research 105 Barbara B. Flynn 6 Qualitative case study research methods in supply chain management 125 Felicity Kelliher 7 Action research for supply chain management: reflections and practical guide 149 Anne Touboulic, Lucy McCarthy, Anna Sannoe and Carsten Reuter 8 PLAY WITH PURPOSE - LEGO (R) SERIOUS PLAY (R) Methods for understanding and researching complex systems such as supply chains and supply chain management 169 Tammi Sinha 9 Qualitative data analysis 187 Moya Lerigo-Sampson 10 Bayesian analysis in operations and supply chain management 202 Qingyun Zhu and Joseph Sarkis 11 Partial least squares in supply chain management: an example study on sustainable supply chain management practices 221 K.T. Shibin, Rameshwar Dubey and Benjamin T. Hazen 12 Supply chain research - conclusions, implications and limitations 244 Peter Nielsen 13 A paper is not a little thesis! How to write a journal paper 255 Stephen Childe 14 The publication process and how to promote your paper 273 Stephen Childe PART II CURRENT ISSUES AND FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS Introduction to Part II 284 Anabela Soares and Stephen Childe 15 Advanced services: new dominant logic for manufacturers 288 Ali Ziaee Bigdeli, Tim Baines and Kawaljeet Kapoor 16 Defining the Supply Chain Quality Management concept 307 Rui Oliveira, Paulo Sampaio, Catarina Cubo, Maria Sameiro Carvalho and Ana Cristina Fernandes 17 Researching social responsibility in the supply chain context 323 Alison Ashby 18 Sustainable supply chain management and theory: taking stock and looking ahead 339 Leonardo Marques, Anne Touboulic and Helen Walker 19 Sustainability in supply chain management 352 Anton Shevchenko, Frank Montabon, Mark Pagell and Zhaohui Wu 20 Value chain analysis: a diagnostic tool for building sustainable supply chains 368 Andrew Fearne and Beverly Wagner 21 Supply Chain Resilience - research issues in supply chains in the era of lean and local production 390 Laura Purvis, Mohammed Naim, Anthony Soroka and Timothy Ramjaun 22 Supply chain research issues in developing and emerging industrial economies 404 Breno Nunes and David Bennett 23 Global supply chain configurations using environmental complexity dimensions: an ontological examination 424 Aseem Kinra, Juliana Hsuan and Herbert Kotzab 24 Circular economy and supply chain management 437 Simon Peter Nadeem, Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes and Vikas Kumar 25 Supply chain systems: life cycle thinking and analysis 448 Raymond Obayi and Seyed M. Ebrahimi 26 Physical distribution in international and maritime supply chains: some current issues and future research directions 468 John Dinwoodie 27 Research needs in disaster response logistics 481 Jose Holguin-Veras, Trilce Encarnacion, Diana Ramirez-Rios, Johanna Amaya and Felipe Aros-Vera 28 Culture in buyer-supplier relationships in a supply chain 496 Trevor Cadden and Aisling Bonner Index 520

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Details

• NCID: BC17803052
• ISBN:
  • 9781788975858
• LCCN: 2022943303
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Cheltenham
• Pages/Volumes: xiii, 535 p.
• Size: 25 cm
• Classification:
  • DC23 : 658.7072
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Business logistics -- Research -- Methodology
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BB20294051