STRATEGIC SUPPLY CHAIN MAPPING APPROACHES

STRATEGIC SUPPLY CHAIN MAPPING APPROACHES

There are a number of compelling reasons to build a strategic supply chain map. However, widely accepted conventions for this kind of mapping do not yet exist. The strategic map provides a tool for linking corporate strategy to supply chain strategy and for helping to manage and modify the supply ch...

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Published in:Journal of business logistics Vol. 24; no. 2; pp. 37 - 64
Main Authors: Gardner, John T., Cooper, Martha C.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01-09-2003
Subjects:
Cartography
Channels of Distribution
Conventions
Environmental Scanning
Geographic information systems
Logistics
Manufacturing
Mapping
Strategic management
Strategic planning
Studies
Supplier Strategies
Suppliers
Supply Chain Management
Supply Chain Mapping
Supply chains
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Summary:There are a number of compelling reasons to build a strategic supply chain map. However, widely accepted conventions for this kind of mapping do not yet exist. The strategic map provides a tool for linking corporate strategy to supply chain strategy and for helping to manage and modify the supply chain structure. Before the discipline addresses the process of building strategic supply chain maps, there is a need for mapping conventions and a framework for categorizing strategic supply chain maps.
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ArticleID:JBL45
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is an Associate Professor at SUNY Brockport. After an MBA degree and three years of professional experience, Dr. Gardner earned a MA and a Ph.D. in Marketing from The Ohio State University. Professor Gardner's research interests include partnership formation in marketing channels and logistics, industrial distribution relationships, and ethical business practices.
John T. Gardner
Martha C. Cooper
is a Professor of Marketing and Logistics, Fisher College of Business, The Ohio State University. She has worked in brand management and in sales. Her research interests include supply chain management, partnership and other inter‐firm relationships, the role of customer service in corporate strategy, international logistics, and strategic planning for logistics. She has co‐authored three books and has over ninety publications. She holds a BS in Math/Computer Science and a MS in Industrial Administration from Purdue University. Her Ph.D. is from The Ohio State University.
ISSN:0735-3766
2158-1592
DOI:10.1002/j.2158-1592.2003.tb00045.x