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Professional, Research, and Publishing Trends in Operations and Supply Chain Management

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  • Dayna Simpson
  • Jack Meredith
  • Kenneth Boyer
  • David Dilts
  • Lisa M. Ellram
  • G. Keong Leong

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type="main" xml:id="jscm12078-abs-0001"> We report on the thoughts of a large group of scholars in the field of operations and supply chain management (O/SCM) regarding current and future issues facing our profession. Broad issues raised and addressed include a perceived lack of relevance in our research, calls from business school deans for faculty to increasingly fund their own research, greater demand for use of large data sets and methodological rigor, along with higher expectations for publishing. We invited four scholars who discussed these issues during an Academy of Management conference session in 2014, to present their perspectives within this essay. We then distributed the perspectives of each of these authors to O/SCM scholars globally so that they could add support, counterpoints, and extensions. Collectively, they raise important points regarding a need for greater innovation and creativity in O/SCM research, the challenges and opportunities of increased complexity and “big data,” the value of working in other research domains and collaborating with others, the promise of new technology, and the importance of improving how we communicate our value to business school colleagues. Finally, our contributors provide recommendations on how we may address these issues and continue to adapt and move our profession forward.

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  • Dayna Simpson & Jack Meredith & Kenneth Boyer & David Dilts & Lisa M. Ellram & G. Keong Leong, 2015. "Professional, Research, and Publishing Trends in Operations and Supply Chain Management," Journal of Supply Chain Management, Institute for Supply Management, vol. 51(3), pages 87-100, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jscmgt:v:51:y:2015:i:3:p:87-100
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    2. Venkatesh Iyengar & Abhishek Behl & Samaya Pillai & Bhausaheb Londhe, 2016. "Analysis of Palliative Care Process through SAP-LAP Inquiry: Case Study on Palliative Care and Training Centre," Global Journal of Flexible Systems Management, Springer;Global Institute of Flexible Systems Management, vol. 17(4), pages 403-416, December.
    3. Kovacs, Gyöngyi & Moshtari, Mohammad, 2019. "A roadmap for higher research quality in humanitarian operations: A methodological perspective," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 276(2), pages 395-408.

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