TY - BOOK AU - Harland, Christine TI - Supply chain management: concepts, challenges and future research directions T2 - Research for Development SN - 9783031522468 U1 - 658.7 PY - 2024/// CY - Cham PB - Springer KW - Supply chain structure N1 - Table of content: Introduction Christine Harland Pages 3-9 Developing the Concept of Supply Chain Management Christine Harland Pages 11-37 Supply Structure Christine Harland Pages 39-60 Supply Process Christine Harland Pages 61-83 Challenges Front Matter Pages 85-85 Download chapter PDF Interconnectedness, Complexity and Dynamics in Supply Christine Harland Pages 87-106 Supply Risk and Resilience to Global Challenges Christine Harland Pages 107-131 Supply Policy Christine Harland Pages 133-156 Implications for Research Front Matter Pages 157-157 Download chapter PDF Future of Supply Chain Management Christine Harland Pages 159-187 [https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-52247-5] N2 - The book focuses on the development of the concept of supply chain management and the current state of knowledge on supply chain structure and infrastructure. It draws together knowledge from materials management, purchasing and supply management, operations management, industrial marketing and logistics perspectives, as well as industrial economics, organizational behaviour, systems thinking, and strategic management. Three key conceptual themes are developed: (1) the recognition of supply chain management as a multi-level endeavour, (2) the increasing aspirations for supply chain management to be a strategic, not just an operational concept, and (3) the view of the supply chain management research community as an academic discipline. The book also examines supply chain structure in terms of dyads, triads, chains, networks, supply bases, supply systems and supply markets. Supply chain infrastructure is discussed in terms of processes, roles and behaviours, and draws on extensive international empirical research. Challenges for researchers are addressed, such as interconnectedness in complex supply systems, the need for greater resilience, and how public policy and public value can be impacted by research. It concludes with a co-authored chapter that examines the potential future identity of supply chain management. (https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-52247-5) ER -