Focus and Scope

 

IJSCM's distinctive emphasis is on the management of operations and supply chains. Accordingly, the aim of IJSCM is to enhance the field of SCM and develop generalizable theory, typically through the identification, analysis, and theorization of real SCM/OM problems. IJSCM seeks research that can help the audience develop a better conceptual base for understanding SCM/OM. The focus of articles for IJSCM should be on the managerial situation or the theory being studied rather than the solution techniques being developed or used. Highest priority is thus given to studies that are anchored in the real world and build, extend or test generalizable theories or frameworks of managerial significance. Most often such studies result from identifying an actual, new managerial situation for which existing theory is inadequate, thereby resulting in an addition to theory or testing multiple theories against actual managerial situations to determine their relevance.

General topics covered by the journal, while not exclusive, include the following:

•Supply Chain processes in manufacturing and service organizations

• Upstream supply management

• Downstream demand management

• Supply Chain strategy and policy

• Technology management for supply chain

• Supply chain planning, scheduling and control

•Human resource management for supply chains

•Supply Chain Performance measurement and productivity

• Purchasing/sourcing management

• Materials and inventory management

•Logistics, transportation, distribution, and materials handling

•International and comparative supply chain operations

• Operations and information management

• Sustainable supply chain operations

• Global supply chain

• Supply chain planning and operations

• Regulatory and environmental issues in supply chain operations