Supply Chain Cases Leading Authors, Research Themes and Future Direc
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 p
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Olli-Pekka Hilmola
Supply Chain Cases
Olli-Pekka Hilmola
Supply Chain Cases Leading Authors, Research Themes and Future Direction
Olli-Pekka Hilmola Kouvola Unit Lappeenranta University of Technology Kouvola, Finland
ISBN 978-3-319-71657-2 ISBN 978-3-319-71658-9 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71658-9 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017962888 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: © Andrew Taylor/Flickr Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Pivot imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Acknowledgements
The material and research process of this book dates back many years, to 2002–2003, when I was involved in arranging the Course in Case Study Research in Logistics—Ph.D. Workshop: this took place in Turku, Finland, and there were over forty participants from all over Scandinavia and the Baltic States. I give sincere thanks to my MSc students for preparing the material (article analysis) as well as doctorate students for analysing the articles further. The number of articles was much smaller then than in the analysis of this book reaching to the year 2015, with only fifty or so to study (which illustrates clearly happened growth of supply chain case studies). Metrics used in the analysis were more or less the same as those that this book uses (with the exception of citations, which were not used much as few were available). However, the idea of following up this research was left in my mind, although for a while I didn’t have the inclination to start the process. As supervision tasks, projects, research visits, reviews and evaluations continued over the years, I began to understand how imp
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