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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH
Volume 47, Issue 16, Pages 4629-4653Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/00207540802014700
Keywords
supply chain management; Delphi study; strategic supply chain; future of supply chain management
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- APICS Educational and Research Foundation, Inc
- SAP
- Michigan State University
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Supply chain management, a field that developed from business practice and research, is undergoing a major transformation. It is changing from tactical in nature (where the major focus is on cost and delivery) to a field that is strategic in nature. However, the future issues and challenges facing managers and executives are just now becoming understood. This paper reports these issues by drawing on the findings generated by a three-phase study consisting of a literature review, a two-round Delphi study, and a workshop. Unique in this Delphi study is that it brings together leading practitioners in supply chain management with leading supply chain management researchers. The findings show that while the focus of the current tactical supply chain view is relatively limited to issues of delivery, risk, and leadership, the supply chain view of the future (i.e., five years from now) is more complex and demanding. The findings also show that there is generally no difference between researchers and practitioners in terms of how they view the issues. Finally, the study uncovers major obstacles that must be resolved before the strategic potential of future-state supply chains can be realised.
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