Purpose: Operations and supply chain management (OSCM) is a theoretically and philosophically fragmented field. Researchers must consider how they use theory and explain empirical phenomena. This paper aims to use critical realism to introduce more coherence into this fragmented field....

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to test the structural properties of a stakeholder research model of focal company business sustainability and the associated consideration of upstream, downstream, market and societal stakeholders. Design/methodology/approach: Based on two industrial...

Originates from the time‐ and relationship‐dependencies between companies’ activities and resources in marketing channels which cause vulnerability. The construct of vulnerability is still fairly unexplored in marketing channel research. Therefore, the principal objective of this research...

This research is based on a mail survey in the Swedish vehicle industry. It is concluded that the sub‐contractor and customer sourcing in the firms’ inbound and outbound logistics flows differ from each other. Furthermore, that there is no association between the sub‐contractor and...

Generic deficiencies are identified in the theory generation of supply chain management (SCM). There is a crucial and challenging necessity to revise and extend the current theory generation of SCM. There is a need to move from atomistic theory generation towards holistic and...

Purpose – The objective of this paper is to describe and illustrate aspects of sustainable supply chain management (SSCM). Design/methodology/approach – The terms of first‐, second‐ and n ‐order supply chains are introduced. A first‐order supply chain denotes that a substantial part...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe a conceptual framework of Supply Chain Management Ethics (SCM‐ethics). Design/methodology/approach – The research is based upon a qualitative approach using a series of semi‐structured interviews. Multiple perspectives and respondents...

Purpose – The objective is to describe a conceptual framework and empirical illustrations of the transparency of SCM ethics in supply chains as a whole. Design/methodology/approach – The research is based on two Scandinavian‐based companies in the telecom and fashion clothing industries,...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide insights and describe teleological approaches in the context of Supply Chain Management (SCM). Design/methodology/approach – A conceptual framework is outlined derived from complexity sciences to widen and enhance the exploration and...

Purpose – The objective of this paper is to describe a corporate implementation and application of a “sustainable business cycle”. Design/methodology/approach – The study is based on a single case study of a regional producer of dairy products in Sweden. The data were collected from...