Two Stories and Four Concepts: Searching for a Theory of Supply Chains
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Conference Track
Supply Chain Management/ International Marketing/ Business to Business Marketing
Publication Date
2012
Abstract
This paper suggests directions for developing a comprehensive theory of supply chains. It uses two vignettes, one on Henry Ford's Fordlandia experiment, and the other a brief description of Wal-Mart's supply chain. It starts the exploration of supply chain management by critiquing four widely published definitions and then proposes an alternative definition. It then goes on to look at supply chain management from the perspective of game theory and from the perspective of embeddedness. It concludes with suggests for further exploration to lead toward a comprehensive theory of supply chains.
Copyright Statement / License for Reuse
Digital Commons@Georgia Southern License
Recommended Citation
LeMay, Stephen; Holt, Lynn; and Schmurr, Jason, "Two Stories and Four Concepts: Searching for a Theory of Supply Chains" (2012). Association of Marketing Theory and Practice Proceedings 2012. 70.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/amtp-proceedings_2012/70
