Putting Supply Chain Management (SCM) Theory into Practice: the Role and Importance of the People Dimension

Authors

Edward Sweeney, Technological University DublinFollow

Document Type

Article

Rights

This item is available under a Creative Commons License for non-commercial use only

Disciplines

Transport engineering, Business and Management.

Publication Details

LinkLine, the Journal of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) in Ireland, pp. 39-41, Spring 2012.

Abstract

This article deals with a number of supply chain management (SCM) issues:

• SCM’s “Big Idea” – integration
• Divergence of Theory and Practice - the limitations of “hard-wiring”
• The “Human Chain”
• The Way Forward – asking the right question?

Recommended Citation

Sweeney, E.: Putting Supply Chain Management (SCM) Theory into Practice: the Role and Importance of the People Dimension. LinkLine, the Journal of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) in Ireland,Spring, 2012, p. 39-41, Spring, 2012