THE MISALIGNMENT CYCLE: IS THE MANAGEMENT OF YOUR SUPPLY CHAIN ALIGNED?

Johan Lundin, Andreas Norrman

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Abstract

Purpose of this paper
The purpose of this paper is to propose a framework for describing and analyzing misalignments in supply chain management, which relate to changes in supply chain structures, processes, and management components.

Design/methodology/approach
Based on the systems approach, a single-case study with embedded design including several embedded cases from the same supply chain was deployed. This was done according to the abductive research approach, which is favourable when extending existing and developing new theory. In order to describe the case study, data was collected through observations, interviews and workshops, and later analyzed through pattern matching. The
case studied was the Swedish cash supply chain, which was appropriate since it has gone through several changes in its supply chain structure and management.

Findings and original/value of paper
A framework to describe and analyze misalignments in the supply chain was developed. The framework proposed consists of two steps:
1. Identify changes in the supply chain, and
2. Identify misalignments. For every step respectively, a specific and more detailed framework was developed in order to facilitate the identification processes.
With the framework a researcher or practitioner gets a structured approach to map the management of a supply chain so that its current misalignments can be identified.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication[Host publication title missing]
EditorsSusanne Hertz
PublisherNOFOMA
Pages547-565
Number of pages18
Publication statusPublished - 2009
Event21th Annual NOFOMA Conference, 2009 - Jönköping, Jönköping, Sweden
Duration: 2009 Jun 112009 Jun 12
Conference number: 21

Conference

Conference21th Annual NOFOMA Conference, 2009
Country/TerritorySweden
CityJönköping
Period2009/06/112009/06/12

Subject classification (UKÄ)

  • Transport Systems and Logistics

Free keywords

  • Misalignment
  • Cash Supply Chain
  • Supply Chain Management Elements
  • Supply chain design

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