Capability bundling for effective supply chain management: An integrative framework and research agenda

A literature review chronicles conceptual and empirical achievements within a research stream. An excellent literature review accomplishes much more. Excellent literature reviews not only explain advances within a research stream ("summarize and synthesize") but also provide a conceptual framework that captures the key elements of the research ("conceptualize") and lay a foundation for future inquiry that can accelerate progress in advancing knowledge ("energize"). We accomplish two main tasks in this editorial. First, we offer details about what constitutes an excellent literature review. Second, we summarize the four literature reviews contained in this special topic forum and explain their excellent features.

Section: The Special Topic Forum Articlesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: The Special Topic Forum Articlesmentioning

confidence: 99%

What constitutes an excellent literature review? Summarize, synthesize, conceptualize, and energize

Ketchen

Craighead

2023

“…Following the examples of recent literature reviews (e.g., Madhavaram et al., 2022), we developed an integrative framework describing relationships among contextual characteristics, information sharing, SCV, and outcomes indicated in the focal set of articles. Figure 6 illustrates the many antecedent, moderating, and mediating relationships proposed and studied by researchers.…”

Section: Review and Synthesis Of Focal Literaturementioning

confidence: 99%

Supply chain visibility types and contextual characteristics: A literature‐based synthesis

Swink,

Sant’Ana Gallo,

Defee

et al. 2023

Existing literature offers multiple interpretations of how managers might develop and deploy supply chain visibility (SCV). However, current visibility research lacks rigorous definitions of visibility types and their relationships to contextual factors. Our systematic literature review and analysis extends previous studies by identifying visibility objects, potentially important contextual characteristics, and their interrelationships. We highlight research trends and develop a framework that links types of visibility to relational, environmental, and operational characteristics that either support visibility development or moderate its value for a firm. In addition, we offer a synthesis and critique of research questions, theoretical perspectives, and methods researchers have used to address SCV concepts and relationships. The review findings suggest rich opportunities for future research.

“…We concentrated on three sets of journals: (i) SCM journals listed on http://scmlist.com, (ii) journals on the Financial Times Top 50 List, and (iii) SCM journals incorporated in similar systematic reviews (e.g. Madhavaram et al., 2023). After removing duplicates, this yielded 66 journals.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Untying the Gordian knot: A systematic review and integrative framework of supply network complexity

Ateş,

Luzzini

2023

The escalating complexity of supply networks is undeniable, and organizations grapple with myriad globally dispersed suppliers spanning diverse industries and operating amid volatility and uncertainty while having multifaceted interactions. In line with this, scholars have been investigating supply network complexity (SNC) for over two decades, yet the domain is not converging; definitions and operationalizations are varied, a multiplicity of theoretical perspectives exists, performance implications are inconclusive, and supply chain managers are certainly still struggling with the complexity of their supply networks. To address this critical gap, we conducted a rigorous systematic review of 116 articles and synthesized the extant research in a comprehensive nomological network of SNC. Our synthesis encompasses the following key aspects: (i) defining (sub)dimensions of SNC by reconciling diverse conceptualizations, (ii) elaborating on the direct and contingent effects of SNC by highlighting underlying mechanisms and relevant theories, (iii) identifying antecedents of SNC, and (iv) introducing a detailed categorization of SNC management practices and illustrating SNC management capability as an antecedent of such practices. We conclude by presenting an extensive research agenda illustrating the gaps in the literature and charting a path forward in relation to different themes, theories, and methods.