Supply chain management research using case studies: a literature analysis

Hilmola, Olli‐Pekka; Hejazi, Annukka; Ojala, Lauri

doi:10.1504/ijism.2005.005952

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“…Interestingly, Sachan and Datta (2005) observed an increase in the application of direct observation methods, such as case studies. Exclusively focusing on case study research, Hilmola et al (2005) showed that most case research lacked a rigorous methodological discussion, as only 12 out of 55 articles referred to case methodology literature. Equally important is the fact that a single case had often been investigated.…”

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“…Soni and Kodali (2011) critically reviewed 569 empirical SCM papers published in 21 selected journals between 1994 and 2008 by analyzing a comprehensive set of evaluation criteria (i.e., 'empirical research growth in SCM', 'principal component bodies and related issues in SCM', 'level of analysis', 'country of sample industry', 'performance measurement', 'purpose of empirical research', 'entity of analysis', 'element of exchange', and 'sample industry'). Hilmola et al (2005) exclusively focused on case study research based on a sample of 55 SCM articles published in refereed journals. Tangpong (2011) analyzed the measurement of constructs in empirical SCM research from 2002 to 2007, while Keller et al (2002) investigated multi-item scales used in logistics research.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Although many definitions of SCM were intensively discussed and significant inconsistencies in SCM conceptualizations prevail, we also became aware of an increasing level of agreement with the basic definitions of Mentzer et al (2001) and the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (cf. Hilmola et al 2005;Cheng and Grimm 2006;Zachariassen and Arlbjørn 2010;Giunipero et al 2008).…”

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“…Based on a pre-selection of nine academic journals, Giunipero et al (2008) found that 55 % of the 405 articles reviewed were published in the Journal of Supply Chain Management, IJPDLM, and the Journal of Operations Management. As a particular important outlet for SCM case study research, Hilmola et al (2005) identified IJPDLM, Supply Chain Management, and the European Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management. As noted above, SCM is cross-disciplinary in nature, wherefore we recommend drawing more attention to non-disciplinary outlets, which may help to distribute research findings as well (Schoenherr 2009).…”

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Literature reviews in supply chain management: a tertiary study

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This paper systematically analyzes the state-of-the-art of literature reviews on supply chain management (SCM) published in academic journals. First, we develop the methodology of this study and introduce a classification scheme for grouping and evaluating literature reviews. A systematic analysis of previously published reviews of literature reviews substantiates our methodology. We then outline the literature review process of this survey and descriptively evaluate the sample. Subsequently, literature reviews that appeared in renowned SCM journals are classified and evaluated, both with respect to their methodology and content. Finally, a substantiated research agenda for future literature reviews is presented. The findings of this study show that the methodological quality of the identified 121 literature reviews varies significantly. For this reason, we provide research propositions that may assist researchers in conducting high-quality, methodologically sound systematic literature reviews in SCM research. Although we found some evidence that the reviews under study covered a broad range of different topics, we also found that certain areas in SCM have not been reviewed systematically to date, and that some areas are still fragmented. Therefore, we provide a unique compendium of research directions for the field of SCM. Our comprehensive Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (

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“…Case study was selected as the main methodology for this article, since it gathers detailed data regarding a certain subject (Hirsjärvi et al, 2004). Furthermore, case study has been used especially with logistics research (Eisenhardt, 1989;Hilmola, Hejazi, & Ojala, 2005).…”

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Border-crossing constraints, railways and transit transports in Estonia

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Pushing or Sharing as Value‐driven Strategies for Societal Change in Global Supply Chains: Two Case Studies in the British–South African Fresh Fruit Supply Chain

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Business strategy is linked to organisational values and culture, which is determined to some extent by national culture. This can provide a challenge in a global supply chain where culture and values at one end of the chain do not correspond with culture at the other end. This paper contends that shared values contribute to effective sustainability changes in supply chains. Two case studies from the South African-British fresh fruit export chain present two contrasting business strategies for achieving socially sustainable practices: (i) a unilateral, prescriptive approach (pushing), mirroring a paternalistic value system, in which a company prescribes norms of socially responsible behaviour at the ground level (the Tesco case) and; (ii) a bilateral, collaborative approach (sharing) in which business and non-governmental organisations work together to improve working conditions (the Waitrose case). Outcomes of these approaches are observed over a 3-year period. It is concluded that within this specific supply chain a shared value approach is a more successful initiative than paternalistic pushing initiatives.

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Supply chain management research using case studies: a literature analysis

Cited by 44 publications

References 65 publications

Literature reviews in supply chain management: a tertiary study

Literature reviews in supply chain management: a tertiary study

Border-crossing constraints, railways and transit transports in Estonia

Pushing or Sharing as Value‐driven Strategies for Societal Change in Global Supply Chains: Two Case Studies in the British–South African Fresh Fruit Supply Chain

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