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Robert J. Vokurka

Bio: Robert J. Vokurka is an academic researcher from Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. The author has contributed to research in topics: Supply chain & Supply chain management. The author has an hindex of 26, co-authored 49 publications receiving 5181 citations. Previous affiliations of Robert J. Vokurka include Texas A&M University & University of Arkansas.

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TL;DR: An in-depth review of the different methods available for assessing the construct validity of measures used in empirical research drew upon empirical research in the operations management area of manufacturing flexibility.

1,159 citations

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TL;DR: A number of definitions of supply chain management have been proposed in the literature and in practice as mentioned in this paper, and some practical guidelines are offered for successful SMC management, including the competitive importance of linking a firm's supply chain strategy to its overall business strategy.
Abstract: Interest in supply chain management has steadily increased since the 1980s when firms saw the benefits of collaborative relationships within and beyond their own organization. Firms are finding that they can no longer compete effectively in isolation of their suppliers or other entities in the supply chain. A number of definitions of supply chain management have been proposed in the literature and in practice. This paper defines the concept of supply chain management and discusses its historical evolution. The term does not replace supplier partnerships, nor is it a description of the logistics function. The competitive importance of linking a firm’s supply chain strategy to its overall business strategy and some practical guidelines are offered for successful supply chain management.

781 citations

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TL;DR: The cross‐enterprise nature of supply chain flexibility and the need to improve flexibility measures across firms are identified and opportunities are identified for future cross‐functional research that builds on this theoretical foundation and leads to more effective formulation of supply network flexibility strategies.
Abstract: This paper presents an integrated conceptual model of supply chain flexibility. It examines flexibility classification schemes and the commonalities of flexibility typologies published in the literature to create a theoretical foundation for analyzing the components of supply chain flexibility. Even though there has been a tremendous amount of research on the topic of flexibility, most of it has been confined to intra‐firm flexibility concerns. As supply chain management goes beyond a firm’s boundaries, the flexibility strategies must also extend beyond the firm. This paper identifies the cross‐enterprise nature of supply chain flexibility and the need to improve flexibility measures across firms. Opportunities are identified for future cross‐functional research that builds on this theoretical foundation and leads to more effective formulation of supply chain strategies.

532 citations

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TL;DR: A comprehensive contingency-based framework for examining the content related issues involving the relationships and variables included in past studies is presented and several important research design/methodology issues are examined.

446 citations

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TL;DR: Examines the historical definitions of both terms, looks at current practitioner views of the terms, and proposes a hierarchy for the relationship between logistics and supply chain management.
Abstract: Over the past few years there has been confusion and disagreement among general business practitioners and operations professionals concerning the terms “logistics” and “supply chain management”. Various formal definitions have been offered for both terms. In addition, the common usage of each term in industry varies. Business terms are often defined over time, by the common use or application of the term. Examines the historical definitions of both terms, looks at current practitioner views of the terms, and proposes a hierarchy for the relationship between logistics and supply chain management.

298 citations


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TL;DR: The findings of both the contingency and configuration approach indicated that SCI was related to both operational and business performance, and indicated that internal and customer integration were more strongly related to improving performance than supplier integration.

2,535 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated supplier and customer integration strategies in a global sample of 322 manufacturers and found that the widest degree of arc of integration with both suppliers and customers had the strongest association with performance improvement.

2,423 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors identify and consolidate various supply chain initiatives and factors to develop key SCM constructs conducive to advancing the field and synthesize the large, fragmented body of work dispersed across many disciplines.

2,290 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a review of various quantitative models for managing supply chain risks and relate various supply chain risk management strategies examined in the research literature with actual practices, highlighting the gap between theory and practice, and motivate researchers to develop new models for mitigating supply chain disruptions.

2,085 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, a review of decision methods reported in the literature for supporting the supplier selection process is presented, based on an extensive search in the academic literature, and the proposed methods specifically accommodate for buying situations for which few or no decision models were published so far.

1,492 citations